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Detent-releasing device

US6951327B1 · kind B1 · utility

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7References
1Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 1, 2003
Grant dateOct 4, 2005
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16B7/0446
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

To release a spring clip holding a protruding detent in a leg supporting an overhead canopy, a finger-operated push button is actuated from a clearance position and is forced against the detent causing it to withdraw within the leg, and the canopy slidably releases along the leg without injury to the out-of-the-way actuating fingers.

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