Control cable clamp

Claim 1

IN A CONTROL CABLE ASSEMBLY ADAPTED TO APPLY PUSHPULL ACTUATING LOADS TO A CABLE CONTROLLED DEVICE, A CONTROL CABLE HAVING A WIRE ACTUATOR AND AN ENVELOPING PROTECTIVE SHEATH HAVING GROOVES FORMED ON THE OUTER SURFACE THEREOF, A SUPPORT MEMBER EXTENDING ALONG ONE SIDE OF SAID PROTECTIVE SHEATH CONTIGUOUS THERETO, CLAMP MEANS HAVING A PORTION THEREOF EXTENDING ALONG AN OPPOSING SIDE OF SAID PROTECTIVE SHEATH CONTIGUOUS THERETO, ONE OF SAID CLAMP MEANS AND SAID SUPPORT MEMBER HAVING MEANS FORMED THEREON COACTING WITH THE GROOVES OF SAID PROTECTIVE SHEATH, AND MEANS YIELDABLY URGING SAID LAST-NAMED MEANS INTO COACTION WITH SAID GROOVES WHEREBY MOVEMENT OF SAID SHEATH RELATIVE TO SAID CLAMP MEANS UPON THE APPLICATION OF NORMAL PUSH-PULL ACTUATING FORCES ON SAID WIRE ACTUATOR IS RESISTED, SAID YIELDABLE MEANS BEING CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO YIELDABLY ALLOW SAID PROTECTIVE SHEATH TO MOVE AXIALLY RELATIVE TO SAID CLAMPING MEANS IN STEPPED LINEAL PROGRESSION ALONG THE LINE OF APPLICATION OF SAID PUSH-PULL ACTUATING LOADS UPON AXIAL APPLICATION AGAINST AN END OF SAID PROTECTIVE SHEATH OF A LOAD IN EXCESS OF THAT REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE CABLE CONTROLLED DEVICE, THEREBY ALLOWING MOVEMENT OF SAID PROTECTIVE SHEATH RELATIVE TO SAID SUPPORT MEMBER FOR SELF-ADJUSTMENT PURPOSES.