Patent · US Expired

Device for locking a fuel assembly in a transport container

US5263064A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
4References
10Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 25, 1992
Grant dateNov 16, 1993
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D2590/005
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The device (25, 26) comprises a tubular body (40) mounted axially movable on a flange (5) of a transport structure (4) for an object (6), a spring (36) for return of the tubular body (40) towards an unclamped position, an arrangement for manual displacement (19, 20, 16, 21) of the tubular body (40) between its unclamped position and a clamping position, carried by the flange (5), a rod mounted slidably in the axial direction of the tubular body (40) to a limited extent and carrying a shoe (14, 15), and a second spring for elastic return interposed between an abutment fastened to the tubular body (40) and the end of the sliding rod opposite the shoe (14, 15).

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