Helical slotted cable retainer for lifting assembly and method of assembling

1. A lifting assembly comprising:

a cable end housing defining an inner cavity;

a retainer ring disposed in the inner cavity at an end thereof; and

a cable retainer disposed in the inner cavity of the cable end housing and operative to retain a cable end fitting of a cable, the cable retainer extending from a first end to a second end and defining a helical slot extending from the first end to the second end to provide installation and removal access of the cable end fitting, the cable retainer comprising a retainer outer surface in direct contact with a ring inner surface of the retainer ring.

2. The lifting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cable retainer comprises a single, integrally formed component.

3. The lifting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cable end fitting comprises a spherical geometry.

4. The lifting assembly of claim 3 , wherein the cable retainer comprises a retainer inner surface having a geometry corresponding to a portion of the spherical geometry of the cable end fitting.

5. The lifting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the ring inner surface comprises a geometry corresponding to a portion of the geometry of the retainer outer surface.

6. The lifting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the helical slot is defined by a first retainer wall and a second retainer wall, wherein the first and second retainer walls are each non-linear along an entirety thereof.

7. The lifting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lifting assembly is part of a hoist.

8. The lifting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lifting assembly is part of a crane.

9. The lifting assembly of claim 1 , wherein the lifting assembly is part of a winch.