NOISE REDUCING CABLE SPLITTER
First Claim
1. A latching system comprising:
- a first lever connected to a first cable having a first cable end;
a second lever connected to a second cable having a second cable end;
a latch connected to a third cable having a third cable end; and
a cable splitter assembly, the assembly includinga housing having a first end and a second end and a body with an interior surface defining an interior chamber;
a carriage configured to translate within the interior chamber, the carriage having a carriage body with a plurality of cavities arranged to seat the respective first, second, and third cable ends and a plurality of resilient arms integrally formed as one piece with the carriage body.
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Abstract
A latching system includes a first lever connected to a first cable having a first cable end, a second lever connected to a second cable having a second cable end, a latch connected to a third cable having a third cable end, and a cable splitter assembly. The cable splitter assembly has a housing with a first end and a second end and a body with an interior surface defining an interior chamber. A carriage is configured to translate within the interior chamber. The carriage includes a carriage body with a plurality of cavities arranged to seat the respective first, second, and third cable ends and a plurality of resilient arms integrally formed as one piece with the carriage body.
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18 Claims
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1. A latching system comprising:
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a first lever connected to a first cable having a first cable end; a second lever connected to a second cable having a second cable end; a latch connected to a third cable having a third cable end; and a cable splitter assembly, the assembly including a housing having a first end and a second end and a body with an interior surface defining an interior chamber; a carriage configured to translate within the interior chamber, the carriage having a carriage body with a plurality of cavities arranged to seat the respective first, second, and third cable ends and a plurality of resilient arms integrally formed as one piece with the carriage body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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- 10. A carriage for a cable splitter assembly, the assembly including a housing containing an interior chamber, the carriage configured to translate within the interior chamber and comprising a carriage body with a plurality of recesses, each recess arranged to seat a cable terminal end and forming, in conjunction with the carriage body, a resilient arm.
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15. A cable splitter subassembly comprising:
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a housing having a first end and a second end and a body with an interior surface defining a bounded interior chamber; and a carriage configured to translate within the bounded interior chamber, the carriage having a carriage body with a plurality of cavities, each cavity arranged to seat a cable terminal end, and a plurality of resilient arms extending from the carriage body, each arm including a contact surface configured to contact a portion of the interior chamber during translation of the carriage within the housing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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Specification