Retention device
US5478257A · kind A · utility
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19Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/7064
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device for connecting a first member to a second member. The device has a first end that is inserted into a hole of the first member and fixedly mounted therein. A second opposite end of the device has two parallel spaced arms. The arms are mirror images of each other. Each arm has an opposing interior cam surface and two pair of exterior cam surfaces along their lengths. The arms are inserted into a hole in the second member to retain the device in the second member's hole.
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