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Separable fastener biasing system
Assignee: HARRIETT T CARTER
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Filing: 1962-05-31
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Granted: 1964-08-18
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Expires: 1982-05-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Andrew G Carter
- 👤 Herman G Alofs
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 09:11
CPC Classifications
A; A44; A44B; A44B11/00; A44B11/25; A44B11/2503; A44B11/2526; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/45; Y10T24/45225; Y10T24/45602; Y10T24/45623; Y10T24/45639; Y10T24/45644; Y10T24/45649; Y10T24/45675; Y10T24/45681
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
274 words
A BUCKLE MECHANISM COMPRISING: FIRST AND SECOND BUCKLE SECTIONS HAVING PORTIONS IN NORMALLY OVERLAPPING RELATIONSHIP AND HAVING INTERENGAGED APERTURE AND ABUTMENT MEANS, RESPECTIVELY, ON SAID PORTIONS, ONE OF SAID BUCKLE SECTIONS INCLUDING A FRAME HAVING OPPOSITE SIDE WALLS PROVIDED WITH ALIGNED HOLES, ONE OF SAID HOLES HAVING A CHORDAL PORTION, SAID ONE BUCKLE SECTION ALSO HAVING: A SHAFT NORMALLY ENGAGING SAID HOLES, SAID SHAFT HAVING A CHORDAL PORTION, SAID SHAFT ALSO HAVING A TRANSVERSE NOTCH INTERRUPTING THE CHORDAL PORTION OF SAID SHAFT AND NORMALLY RECEIVING THE WALL OF SAID FRAME AT SAID HOLE TO FIX THE AXIAL AND ANGULAR POSITION OF SAID SHAFT WITH RESPECT TO SAID FRAME; CAM MEANS ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT AND HAVING PORTIONS ANGULARLY DISPOSED IN LOCKING POSITION TO BEAR AGAINST THE OTHER OF SAID BUCKLE SECTIONS TO MAINTAIN THE INTERENGAGEMENT OF SAID APERTURE AND ABUTMENT MEANS, SAID CAM MEANS BEING ROTATABLE ON SAID SHAFT TO A RELEASE POSITION PROVIDING CLEARANCE FOR THE DISENGAGEMENT OF SAID APERTURE AND ABUTMENT MEANS; A LEVER ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT AND HAVING ABUTMENT MEANS ADJACENT SAID SHAFT AND A PORTION ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID CAM MEANS TO ROTATE THE SAME TO RELEASE POSITION, SAID LEVER ALSO HAVING BEARING MEANS EMBRACING SAID SHAFT ADJACENT SAID ABUTMENT MEANS; COIL SPRING MEANS HAVING ONE END THEREOF PROVIDED WITH A CHORDAL PORTION TIGHTLY EMBRACING SAID SHAFT CHORDAL PORTION TO ROTATIVELY FIX THE SAID END WITH RESPECT TO SAID SHAFT, THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID SPRING MEANS BIASING SAID CAM MEANS AND LEVER TO LOCKING POSITION, SAID SPRING MEANS INCLUDING SEPARATE SPRINGS, ONE OF SAID SPRINGS ENGAGING SAID CAM MEANS, AND THE OTHER ENGAGING SAID LEVER ABUTMENT MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
274 words
A BUCKLE MECHANISM COMPRISING: FIRST AND SECOND BUCKLE SECTIONS HAVING PORTIONS IN NORMALLY OVERLAPPING RELATIONSHIP AND HAVING INTERENGAGED APERTURE AND ABUTMENT MEANS, RESPECTIVELY, ON SAID PORTIONS, ONE OF SAID BUCKLE SECTIONS INCLUDING A FRAME HAVING OPPOSITE SIDE WALLS PROVIDED WITH ALIGNED HOLES, ONE OF SAID HOLES HAVING A CHORDAL PORTION, SAID ONE BUCKLE SECTION ALSO HAVING: A SHAFT NORMALLY ENGAGING SAID HOLES, SAID SHAFT HAVING A CHORDAL PORTION, SAID SHAFT ALSO HAVING A TRANSVERSE NOTCH INTERRUPTING THE CHORDAL PORTION OF SAID SHAFT AND NORMALLY RECEIVING THE WALL OF SAID FRAME AT SAID HOLE TO FIX THE AXIAL AND ANGULAR POSITION OF SAID SHAFT WITH RESPECT TO SAID FRAME; CAM MEANS ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT AND HAVING PORTIONS ANGULARLY DISPOSED IN LOCKING POSITION TO BEAR AGAINST THE OTHER OF SAID BUCKLE SECTIONS TO MAINTAIN THE INTERENGAGEMENT OF SAID APERTURE AND ABUTMENT MEANS, SAID CAM MEANS BEING ROTATABLE ON SAID SHAFT TO A RELEASE POSITION PROVIDING CLEARANCE FOR THE DISENGAGEMENT OF SAID APERTURE AND ABUTMENT MEANS; A LEVER ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT AND HAVING ABUTMENT MEANS ADJACENT SAID SHAFT AND A PORTION ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID CAM MEANS TO ROTATE THE SAME TO RELEASE POSITION, SAID LEVER ALSO HAVING BEARING MEANS EMBRACING SAID SHAFT ADJACENT SAID ABUTMENT MEANS; COIL SPRING MEANS HAVING ONE END THEREOF PROVIDED WITH A CHORDAL PORTION TIGHTLY EMBRACING SAID SHAFT CHORDAL PORTION TO ROTATIVELY FIX THE SAID END WITH RESPECT TO SAID SHAFT, THE OPPOSITE END OF SAID SPRING MEANS BIASING SAID CAM MEANS AND LEVER TO LOCKING POSITION, SAID SPRING MEANS INCLUDING SEPARATE SPRINGS, ONE OF SAID SPRINGS ENGAGING SAID CAM MEANS, AND THE OTHER ENGAGING SAID LEVER ABUTMENT MEANS.
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