Granted Patent B2

US 7,162,858 · App. 11/133,217 · Granted Jan 16, 2007

Abstract

Claims (30)

1. A push-pull cable capable of providing a reliable interface between two mechanical objects to provide both tensile and compressive linking, the cable comprising:

a central wire capable of supporting both a tensile load and a compressive load;

a first set of wires wrapped around the central wire, wherein a first wire in the first set of wires and a second wire in the first set of wires are positioned at a substantially equal radial distance from an outer surface of the central wire at a perpendicular cross-section taken at a first location along a longitudinal axis of the central wire; and

a second set of wires wrapped around the first set of wires, wherein the first set of wires is in contact with the second set of wires.

2. The push-pull cable of claim 1 , wherein the first set of wires is wrapped in a first direction, and wherein the second set of wires is wrapped in a second direction that is different from the first direction.

3. The push-pull cable of claim 1 , wherein the first set of wires comprises at least 8 wires.

4. The push-pull cable of claim 1 , wherein the second set of wires comprises at least 14 wires.

5. The push-pull cable of claim 1 , wherein each wire in the first set of wires has a substantially equal diameter.

6. The push-pull cable of claim 1 , wherein the first set of wires and the second set of wires each comprises individual wires of substantially equal diameters.

7. The push-pull cable of claim 1 , further comprising:

a coating surrounding the second set of wires, wherein the coating comprises nylon and wherein the central wire comprises steel.

8. A method of manufacturing a push-pull cable capable of providing a reliable interface between two mechanical objects to provide both tensile and compressive linking, the method comprising:

wrapping a first set of wires around a central wire, wherein the central wire is capable of supporting both a tensile load and a compressive load and wherein a first wire in the first set of wires and a second wire in the first set of wires are positioned at a substantially equal radial distance from an outer surface of the central wire at a perpendicular cross-section taken at a first location along a longitudinal axis of the central wire; and

wrapping a second set of wires around the first set of wires, wherein the second set of wires is in contact with the first set of wires.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

wrapping the first set of wires in a first direction; and

wrapping the second set of wires in a second direction that is different from the first direction.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the wrapping the first set of wires step includes wrapping at least 8 wires.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the wrapping the second set of wires step includes wrapping at least 14 wires.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the wrapping the first set of wires step and the wrapping the second set of wires step each comprise wrapping individual wires of substantially equal diameters.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

adding a coating about the second set of wires.

14. A push-pull cable capable of providing a reliable interface between two mechanical objects to provide both tensile and compressive linking, comprising:

a first supporting means for supporting both a tensile load and a compressive load;

a second supporting means for further supporting the tensile load and the compressive load, wherein the second supporting means is wrapped around the first supporting means and wherein a first component and a second component in the second supporting means are positioned at a substantially equal radial distance from an outer surface of the first supporting means at a perpendicular cross-section taken at a first location along a longitudinal axis of the first supporting means; and

a third supporting means for even further supporting the tensile load and the compressive load, wherein the third supporting means is in contact with and wrapped around the second supporting means.

15. The push-pull cable of claim 14 , wherein the second supporting means is wrapped in a first direction and wherein the third supporting means is wrapped in a second direction that is different from the first direction.

16. The push-pull cable of claim 14 , wherein the second supporting means comprises about 12 wires.

17. The push-pull cable of claim 14 , wherein the third supporting means comprises about 18 wires.

18. The push-pull cable of claim 14 , wherein the second supporting means and the third supporting means each comprises wires of substantially equal diameters.

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