Positive action gate clip
US4654937A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 8, 1986 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/44581
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A positive action gate clip comprising a frame having at least two parallel opposing sections, at least one section being discontinuous so as to provide a lower section and an upper section with a gap thereinbetween, a rod-like gate element, and means for retracting the gate element into the frame, the frame upper and lower sections having openings therein so as to permit the coaxial insertion of the gate element into and through the upper section and into the lower section so as to form a gate across the gap thereinbetween, the retracting means permitting the partial withdrawal of the gate element from the frame so as to withdraw the corresponding portion of the gate element from the lower section and from across the gap between the upper and lower sections by the application of force parallel to the motion of the gate element and away from the frame.
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