Patent · US Expired

Securing means

US4848956A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 20, 1987
Grant dateJul 18, 1989
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T403/7009
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A connector for securing together first and second members, the first member being elongate and having a generally central longitudinal axis, the second member having a socket, a locking element secured relative to or integral with the first member, the locking element having a first engagement surface and being receivable in the socket, the surface, upon less than one revolution of the first member about the longitudinal axis, relative to the second member, being urged into contact with a second engagement surface of the socket to ensure the first and second members together.

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