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Linear motion device

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1960-08-05
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Granted: 1965-01-26
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Expires: 1980-08-05
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Julins H Staak

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 17:34
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H25/00; F16H25/18; F16H25/20; F16H25/22; F16H25/2247; F16H25/2261; F16H25/24; F16H25/2427; H; H02; H02K; H02K7/00; H02K7/06; F16H2025/2062; F16H2025/2075; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/19642; Y10T74/19698; Y10T74/19828; Y10T74/19842; Y10T74/19949; Y10T74/19963; Y10T74/19972; Y10T74/19977; Y10T74/19981

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 96 words
FOR USE IN A LINEAR MOTION DEVICE, A MECHANICAL MOVEMENT ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A CORELESS WORM MEMBER HAVING HELICAL TURNS FORMED OF RELATIVELY STIFF WIRE MATERIAL, THE WIRE BEING SUBSTANTIALLY NONEXPANSIBLE IN ITS HELICALLY WOUND FORM AND HAVING STIFF ROD-LIKE CHARACTERISTICS WHEN SUBJECTED TO AXIAL COMPRESSIVE AND TENSIVE FORCES, AND A NUT MEMBER HAVING A BORE EXTENDING AXIALLY THERETHROUGH FOR RECEIVING SAID WORM MEMBER, SAID WORM MEMBER BEING SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER IN AXIAL LENGTH THAN SAID NUT MEMBER, SAID NUT MEMBER HAVING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID WORM MEMBER AND SAID NUT MEMBER TOGETHER WHEREBY ROTARY MOTION OF ONE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 96 words
FOR USE IN A LINEAR MOTION DEVICE, A MECHANICAL MOVEMENT ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING A CORELESS WORM MEMBER HAVING HELICAL TURNS FORMED OF RELATIVELY STIFF WIRE MATERIAL, THE WIRE BEING SUBSTANTIALLY NONEXPANSIBLE IN ITS HELICALLY WOUND FORM AND HAVING STIFF ROD-LIKE CHARACTERISTICS WHEN SUBJECTED TO AXIAL COMPRESSIVE AND TENSIVE FORCES, AND A NUT MEMBER HAVING A BORE EXTENDING AXIALLY THERETHROUGH FOR RECEIVING SAID WORM MEMBER, SAID WORM MEMBER BEING SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER IN AXIAL LENGTH THAN SAID NUT MEMBER, SAID NUT MEMBER HAVING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID WORM MEMBER AND SAID NUT MEMBER TOGETHER WHEREBY ROTARY MOTION OF ONE

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