US3210818A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-10-13
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Granted: 1965-10-12
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Expires: 1981-10-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Walishein Melvin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 11:29
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61C; A61C7/00; A61C7/12; A61C7/28; A61C7/285; F; F16; F16B; F16B39/00; F16B39/22; F16B39/28; F16B39/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
IN A CLAMPING DEVICE OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, A SCREW MEMBER WHOSE THREADS ARE NORMALLY OF UNIFORM DIAMETER AND A NUT MEMBER WHOSE THREADS ARE NORMALLY OF UNIFORM DIAMETER; SAID NUT MEMBER BEING THREADEDLY ENGAGED ON SAID SCREW MEMBER AND FREELY ROTATABLE THEREALONG WITHOUT BEING LOCKED THERETO; SAID SCREW MEMBER HAVING A V-NOTCH THEREACROSS TO RECEIVE A WIRE THERETHROUGH; THE DEPTHWISE DIRECTION INTO SAID NOTCH BEING TOWARDS ONE END OF THE THREAD ON THE SCREW MEMBER; SAID SCREW MEMBER HAVING SOME RESILIENT QUALITY WHEREBY ON TURNING ONE OF SAID MEMBERS RELATIVE TO THE OTHER SO THAT A WIRE POSITIONED THROUGH THE NOTCH IS INTERCEPTED BY THE NUT MEMBER AND THEN FORCED DEEPER INTO SAID NOTCH, THE ANGLE OF SAID NOTCH IS INCRESED, THE WIRE IS CLAMPED BY SAID MEMBERS AND THE NUT MEMBER IS LOCKED ON THE SCREW MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
IN A CLAMPING DEVICE OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, A SCREW MEMBER WHOSE THREADS ARE NORMALLY OF UNIFORM DIAMETER AND A NUT MEMBER WHOSE THREADS ARE NORMALLY OF UNIFORM DIAMETER; SAID NUT MEMBER BEING THREADEDLY ENGAGED ON SAID SCREW MEMBER AND FREELY ROTATABLE THEREALONG WITHOUT BEING LOCKED THERETO; SAID SCREW MEMBER HAVING A V-NOTCH THEREACROSS TO RECEIVE A WIRE THERETHROUGH; THE DEPTHWISE DIRECTION INTO SAID NOTCH BEING TOWARDS ONE END OF THE THREAD ON THE SCREW MEMBER; SAID SCREW MEMBER HAVING SOME RESILIENT QUALITY WHEREBY ON TURNING ONE OF SAID MEMBERS RELATIVE TO THE OTHER SO THAT A WIRE POSITIONED THROUGH THE NOTCH IS INTERCEPTED BY THE NUT MEMBER AND THEN FORCED DEEPER INTO SAID NOTCH, THE ANGLE OF SAID NOTCH IS INCRESED, THE WIRE IS CLAMPED BY SAID MEMBERS AND THE NUT MEMBER IS LOCKED ON THE SCREW MEMBER.
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