Michael James O'Rourke

US Patent:

20180223954, Aug 9, 2018

Filed:

Feb 7, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/891165

Inventors:

Michael Aaron O'Rourke - North Huntingdon PA, US

International Classification:

F16G 11/04
F16G 11/10
F16G 11/14
F16B 2/14

Abstract:

The present invention is a metal cable locking mechanism for allowing the cable to pass through the locking mechanism in one direction but grips the metal cable when it is attempted to be removed from the locking mechanism in the opposite direction. The locking mechanism includes a housing having a through passageway for receiving the cable, a tapering internal cavity, wherein a wheel and spring are positioned within the internal cavity, the spring biasing the wheel toward a narrower end of the internal cavity. The wheel is wedged between the cable and an internal cavity ramp whenever a force is applied to the cable attempting to withdraw the cable. A releasing device can be manually inserted into a slot passage to force the wheel away from the narrower end of the internal cavity so that the locking mechanism will ungrasp the cable.