Mechanical overload protection device
US5839866A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S403/03
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A new overload protection device has been invented of the type in which components are fixed mutually by means of a safety member adapted to be cut or broken when the components are subjected to an overload, wherein the safety member is a thread spiral or spirals adapted to be cut loose from a member, rod or sleeve when the thread spiral (or spirals) is subjected to an overload.
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