Quarter turn locking mechanism
US8439593B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/7005
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for securely, yet releasably, connecting separate parts. A shaft engages a cooperating socket to form a connection capable of sustaining service loads. The shaft has a protruding pin which slides within a slot in the socket to guide the shaft into locked engagement with the socket. The shaft also has a cantilever body which wedges into a tapered region in the socket to frictionally bind the shaft and socket together.
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