Patent · US Expired

Coupling device

US5156430A · kind A · utility

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10References
3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 19, 1991
Grant dateOct 20, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 19, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16B45/051
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A coupling device comprises a shaft member having a coupling ring pivotably mounted thereon, a hook, a cylindrical casing and a compression spring. The coupling ring is pivotable into a horizontal position in which the hook, the casing and the spring are removable from the shaft member and into a vertical position in which the hook is rotatable with the casing relative to the coupling ring.

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