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US3153255A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Torsion rod cover support

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1962-04-17
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Granted: 1964-10-20
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Expires: 1982-04-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Kenneth V Bostwick

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 23:39
CPC Classifications
E; E05; E05F; E05F1/00; E05F1/08; E05F1/10; E05F1/12; E05F1/123

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 235 words
A SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR A CLOSURE MEMBER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON A FIXED SUPPORT FOR ROTATION BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS, COMPRISING: A FIXED SUPPORT FOR SUPPORTING SAID CLOSURE MEMBER; A CAM PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID FIXED SUPPORT; A CAM FOLLOWER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID FIXED SUPPORT ADJACENT TO SAID CAM; A CONNECTING ARM HAVING ONE END SECURED TO SAID CAM AND THE OTHER END CONNECTED TO SAID CLOSURE MEMBER FOR ROTATING SAID CAM WITH SAID CLOSURE MEMBER; AND A TORSION ROD HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING AXIS ARRANGED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE PIVOTAL AXIS OF SAID CLOSURE MEMBER, A CRANK END CONNECTED TO SAID CLOSURE MEMBER AND ANOTHER END FIXED TO SAID CAM FOLLOWER FOR BIASING SAID FOLLOWER IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID CAM IN RESPONSE TO ROTATION OF SAID CLOSURE MEMBER, SAID CAM HAVING A FIRST SURFACE PORTION DESCRIBING A CIRCULAR ARC ABOUT THE PIVOTAL ADXIS OF SAID CAM AND ENGAGED WITH SAID FOLLOWER WHEN SAID CLOSURE MEMBER IS IN THE OPEN POSITION, AND A SECOND SURFACE PORTION ADJACENT TO SAID FIRST SURFACE HAVING A RADIUS OF CURVATURE PROGRESSIVELY SMALLER THAN THE RADIUS OF CURVATURE OF SAID FIRST SURFACE AND ENGAGED WITH SAID CAM FOLLOWER WHEN THE CLOSURE MEMBER APPROACHES THE CLOSED POSITION, SO THAT SAID CAM FOLLOWER ENGAGING SAID SECOND SURFACE CREATES A MOMENT ABOUT THE PIVOTAL AXIS OF SAID CAM CAUSING SAID CONNECTING ARM TO PULL SAID CLOSURE MEMBER INTO THE CLOSED POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 235 words
A SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR A CLOSURE MEMBER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON A FIXED SUPPORT FOR ROTATION BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS, COMPRISING: A FIXED SUPPORT FOR SUPPORTING SAID CLOSURE MEMBER; A CAM PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID FIXED SUPPORT; A CAM FOLLOWER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID FIXED SUPPORT ADJACENT TO SAID CAM; A CONNECTING ARM HAVING ONE END SECURED TO SAID CAM AND THE OTHER END CONNECTED TO SAID CLOSURE MEMBER FOR ROTATING SAID CAM WITH SAID CLOSURE MEMBER; AND A TORSION ROD HAVING A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING AXIS ARRANGED SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE PIVOTAL AXIS OF SAID CLOSURE MEMBER, A CRANK END CONNECTED TO SAID CLOSURE MEMBER AND ANOTHER END FIXED TO SAID CAM FOLLOWER FOR BIASING SAID FOLLOWER IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID CAM IN RESPONSE TO ROTATION OF SAID CLOSURE MEMBER, SAID CAM HAVING A FIRST SURFACE PORTION DESCRIBING A CIRCULAR ARC ABOUT THE PIVOTAL ADXIS OF SAID CAM AND ENGAGED WITH SAID FOLLOWER WHEN SAID CLOSURE MEMBER IS IN THE OPEN POSITION, AND A SECOND SURFACE PORTION ADJACENT TO SAID FIRST SURFACE HAVING A RADIUS OF CURVATURE PROGRESSIVELY SMALLER THAN THE RADIUS OF CURVATURE OF SAID FIRST SURFACE AND ENGAGED WITH SAID CAM FOLLOWER WHEN THE CLOSURE MEMBER APPROACHES THE CLOSED POSITION, SO THAT SAID CAM FOLLOWER ENGAGING SAID SECOND SURFACE CREATES A MOMENT ABOUT THE PIVOTAL AXIS OF SAID CAM CAUSING SAID CONNECTING ARM TO PULL SAID CLOSURE MEMBER INTO THE CLOSED POSITION.

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