Gripping apparatus
US9453555B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/3969
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gripping device comprises a body having a longitudinal axis and including at least one elongate opening for receiving an elongate element, a gripping element, and means for bringing the gripping element into engagement with an elongate element located in the said opening, wherein the gripping element is mounted for translational movement in a slot having a longitudinal axis, and the longitudinal axis of the slot is set at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis of the opening, and wherein a force component exerted on an elongate element located in the said opening causes the gripping element to move in the slot and towards the elongate element, and wherein said opening is defined by walls and wherein one of the walls includes two intersecting surfaces lying at an angle to one another, the angle between the two surfaces being concave.
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