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Abstract

A wire rope vibration isolator employing a wire cable passed in a continuous loop through lateral hollow, cylindrical members, holes, channels or the like, formed therethrough in one or more mounting blocks or entrapment members. The mounting blocks manipulate the wire cable into a geometric shape, such as a coil or helix, that is capable of imparting elastic, spring-like qualities in the wire rope. The geometric shape of the wire rope is maintained and secured by driving dowel pins of sufficient length through the outer surface of the mounting block into the lateral hole contained therein to stake the wire rope into locking contact with the mounting block. The dowel pins are composed of material that has a harder consistency than the material composing the mounting block and wire rope. The ends of the dowel pins not engaging the wire rope are pressed flush to the top surface of the mounting block. Once assembled, the elastic quality of the wire rope allows to flex and contract when exposed to vibrational energy. This movement dissipates the unwanted vibrational energy. When attached to shock-sensitive equipment, the isolator insulates the equipment from the damaging vibrational energy.

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