Bowden cable
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A Bowden cable is a type of flexible cable used to transmit mechanical force or energy by the movement of an inner cable relative to a hollow outer cable housing. The housing is generally of composite
Cut-away Bowden cable view. From left to right: protective plastic coating, steel structure, inner sleeve to reduce friction, inner cable
Bowden cables controlling an automobile throttle
A 1918 Lewis gun on a Foster mounting fitted to an Avro 504K Night Fighter. The gun trigger is operated by a Bowden cable.
Bowden cable with a barrel adjuster controlling a bicycle rear derailleur
Sir Frank Bowden, 1st Baronet, was a British businessman and inventor. He was a founder of the Raleigh Bicycle Company.
Bowden cable
…origin and invention of the Bowden cable are open to some dispute and confusion. The invention of the Bowden cable has been popularly attributed to Sir Frank Bowden, one-time owner of the Raleigh Bicycle Company, who, circa 1902, was reputed to have started replacing the rigid rods used for brakes with a flexible…
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Raleigh advert from 1940.