Fixing system enabling a structure to be rapidly docked for securing thereon an element in a detachable way
US4943015A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 1, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B2/10
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Fixing system enabling in particular a structure (10) to be rapidly docked for securing thereon an element in a detachable way. According to the invention, this system is notable in that it comprises: PA0 pliers (3) able to be spontaneously opened under the action of a first spring (7); PA0 a rod (14) able to slide under the action of a second spring (13) so as to close said pliers against the action of said first spring (7); PA0 a mobile support (15) for said second spring (13); PA0 locks (19, 20, 21) able to be controlled for locking said sliding rod (14) and said mobile support (15); PA0 and a pin (23) to control at will the blocking of said locking means. The system is used for the fixing of an element onto a structure in difficult conditions, for example outside a spaceship.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.