US PATENT SUBCLASS 74 / 500.5
.~.~ Flexible transmitter (e.g., Bowden cable)

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74 /   HD   MACHINE ELEMENT OR MECHANISM

469  DF  CONTROL LEVER AND LINKAGE SYSTEMS {8}
491  DF  .~ Hand operated {4}
500.5.~.~ Flexible transmitter (e.g., Bowden cable) {6}
501.5 R  DF  .~.~.~> Constant tension sustaining {1}
501.6  DF  .~.~.~> And hand operator {3}
502.3  DF  .~.~.~> Including rolling antifriction elements
502.4  DF  .~.~.~> And sheath support, connector, or anchor
502.5  DF  .~.~.~> Specific cable or sheath structure
502.6  DF  .~.~.~> Specific cable connector or guide

DEFINITION

Classification: 74/500.5

Flexible transmitter (e.g., bowden cable):

(under subclass 491) Mechanism including an elongated element for transmitting force or motion from a hand to operate a device, wherein the element is formed of a flexible or pilant material or a series of pivoted links, such that the force or

motion may be transmitted along a curved path.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

4, Baths, Closets, Sinks, and Spittoons,

412, for a flexible linkage actuator for a float-type flush valve.

73, Measuring and Testing,

318, and 321 for flexible transmission elements combined with liquid level gauges and uses to transmit motion from a float to a gauge.

100, Presses, 267, and 278+ for presses which employ a flexible element actuator.

138, Pipes and Tubular Conduits,

118+, for a flexible pipe.

160, Flexible or Portable Closure, Partition, or Panel,

344+, for cable-operators for curtains or drapes.

172, Earth Working,

414, 502 and 829 for earth working apparatus which employs a flexible cable actuator (e.g., for raising or lowering a bulldozer blade).

212, Traversing Hoists,

239, 241 and 262-263 for cable actuated crane booms.

244, Aeronautics,

232, for a pilot operated cable and linkage control system.

251, Valves and Valve Actuation, 294, for a flexible cable valve actuator.

254, Implements or Apparatus for Applying a Pushing or Pulling Force, particularly

264+, for cable actuators for load hauling or hoisting devices.

446, Amusement Devices: Toys,

31+, for tethered toy aircraft having cable operated mechanisms.

464, Rotary Shafts, Gudgeons, Housings, and Flexible Couplings for Rotary Shafts,

51+, for a flexible torque transmitting element.