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Detent means

US5233891A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 6, 1991
Grant dateAug 10, 1993
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Expiry dateSep 6, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB25G3/18
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A one-piece detent for mounting in a bore, the detent including a foot, a head and a resilient connecting member therebetween. The foot is disposed against a stop in the bore and the connecting member urges the second end outwardly from the bore. The connecting member provides a resiliency when a force is applied against the head of the detent, such that the connecting member is partially collapsed in the bore.

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