Wedge socket with actuator assembly
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1. A wedge socket with actuator assembly which comprises:
- a wedge socket having an elongated hollow basket with a large opening at a first end, a small opening at a second end, an interior cross-section tapering from said large opening to said small opening, and a pair of sides;
a connector extending from said first end;
a wedge having a large end, a small end, a peripheral groove to receive a wire rope, and a pair of sides, wherein at least one said side of said wedge has a series of recesses, said series of recesses including a plurality of aligned semi-spherical recesses and a plurality of aligned slots;
wherein at least one said side of said wedge socket has at least an opening therethrough to permit a tool to pass through said opening to be received in one of said recesses in order to move said wedge with respect to said socket.
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Abstract
A wedge socket with actuator assembly. A wedge socket has an elongated hollow basket with a large opening at a first end, a small opening at a second end, and a pair of sides. A wedge has a large end, a small end, a peripheral groove to receive a wire rope, and a pair of sides, wherein at least one side of the wedge has a series of recesses. At least one side of the wedge socket has an opening therethrough to permit a tool to pass through said opening to be received in one of said recesses in order to move said wedge with respect to the socket.
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1. A wedge socket with actuator assembly which comprises:
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a wedge socket having an elongated hollow basket with a large opening at a first end, a small opening at a second end, an interior cross-section tapering from said large opening to said small opening, and a pair of sides; a connector extending from said first end; a wedge having a large end, a small end, a peripheral groove to receive a wire rope, and a pair of sides, wherein at least one said side of said wedge has a series of recesses, said series of recesses including a plurality of aligned semi-spherical recesses and a plurality of aligned slots; wherein at least one said side of said wedge socket has at least an opening therethrough to permit a tool to pass through said opening to be received in one of said recesses in order to move said wedge with respect to said socket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wedge socket with actuator assembly which comprises:
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a wedge socket having an elongated hollow basket with a large opening at a first end, a small opening at a second end, an interior cross-section tapering from said large to said small opening, and a pair of sides; a connector extending from said first end; a wedge having a large end, a small end, a peripheral groove to receive a wire rope, and a pair of sides, wherein at least one side of said wedge has a series of recesses; a clip in order to secure said wire rope to said large end of said wedge; and lever means to impart movement to said wedge with respect to said socket by inserting a tool through an opening in said side of said wedge socket and using said side as a fulcrum. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method to engage a wedge having a pair of sides in a wedge socket having an elongated hollow basket with a large opening at a first end, a small opening at a second end, and a pair of sides, which method comprises:
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running an end of a wire rope through said hollow basket of said wedge socket from said small opening to said large opening; positioning said wire rope in a peripheral groove around the circumference of said wedge and then running said end of wire rope back through said hollow basket of said wedge socket; inserting said wedge with said wire rope therearound into said hollow basket; actuating said wedge with respect to said wedge socket by inserting a tool through at least one opening in said side of said socket and into at least one recess in one of said sides of said wedge; and using said side of said socket as a fulcrum to move said wedge. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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