Locking mechanism
US4997305A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 1989 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/593
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A locking mechanism capable of holding together two small housings having minimal room for manual operation is provided. The locking mechanism includes a housing rotatably mounting therein an intermediate gear and two shafted gears, each having an axial hole which receives an engaging element having a threaded portion engageable with threaded hole in another housing in the manner that when any one of the gears is rotated the other two gears will be rotated accordingly.
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