Tension sensor assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9404822
APP PUB NO 20140306829A1
SERIAL NO

14317105

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A tension detector may detect and help correct tension in a lift cable. The cable may include a lift cable within a telescopic structure, such as a telescopic tower. The tension sensor may detect when the cable tension is outside a high tension threshold and a low tension threshold and trigger an alert when outside the thresholds. The alert may be an audible alert or a visual alert. A controller may prevent a user from making the tension worse and encourage an operator to correct the tension problem by preventing a winch from expanding or retracting the telescopic structure. The tension sensor may use springs to calibrate the thresholds for the high tension and low tension and a series of pulleys to manipulate an arm to engage a tension sensor.

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US TOWER CORPORATION1099 WEST ROPES AVENUE WOODLAKE CA 93286

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Crawford, Mark Visalia, US 32 875
Pereira, Ken Woodlake, US 5 18

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