Cable lock device for prosthetic and orthotic devices
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1. A method for operating a prosthetic and/or orthotic device, comprising:
- (a) manipulating a cable lock device to be in a first mode, the first mode allowing a Bowden cable to move freely in first and second opposing directions; and
(b) manipulating the cable lock device to be in a second mode, the second mode inhibiting the Bowden cable from moving in the first direction but allowing the Bowden cable to move freely in the second direction.
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Abstract
A cable lock device includes a body 204, 616 and a frictional shoe 208, 608 operable to engage a Bowden cable 120, wherein, in a first mode, the Bowden cable 120 moves freely in first and second opposing directions 304, 308 and, in a second mode, the shoe inhibits the Bowden cable from moving in the first direction 304 while allowing the Bowden cable to move freely in the second direction 308.
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1. A method for operating a prosthetic and/or orthotic device, comprising:
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(a) manipulating a cable lock device to be in a first mode, the first mode allowing a Bowden cable to move freely in first and second opposing directions; and
(b) manipulating the cable lock device to be in a second mode, the second mode inhibiting the Bowden cable from moving in the first direction but allowing the Bowden cable to move freely in the second direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A cable lock device, comprising:
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a body; and
a frictional shoe operable to engage a Bowden cable, wherein, in a first mode, the Bowden cable moves freely in first and second opposing directions and, in a second mode, the shoe inhibits the Bowden cable from moving in the first direction while allowing the Bowden cable to move freely in the second direction. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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