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US3271510A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Remotely applied conductor spacer

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-12-01
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Granted: 1966-09-06
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Expires: 1984-12-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert M Decker
  • 👤 Leonard J Gierosky

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 15:21
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02G; H02G7/00; H02G7/12; F; F16; F16B; F16B45/00; F16B45/04; F16B45/051; F16G; F16G11/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/39; Y10T24/3984

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 252 words
A REMOTELY APPLIED SPACER FOR SPACING AT LEAST A PAIR OF ELONGATED CONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS AND COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND RELATIVELY MOVABLE NONCONDUCTIVE MEMBERS, EACH MEMBER HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED ELEMENT RECEIVING SLOTS FORMED THEREIN, THE SLOTS IN SAID FIRST MEMBER CORRESPONDING IN SPACING WITH THOSE OF SAID SECOND MEMBER, SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEMBERS HAVING AN ELEMENT LOCKED POSITION WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER IN WHICH THE SLOT OF ONE MEMBER ARE IN REGISTRY WITH CORRESPONDING SLOTS IN THE OTHER MEMBER AND COACT TOGETHER TO LOCK AN ELEMENT IN PLACE IN EACH PAIR OF CORRESPONDING SLOTS, RESILIENT MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS FOR RESILIENTLY BIASING SAID MEMBERS IN SAID LOCKED POSITION, SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEMBERS HAVING AN ELEMENT UNLOCKED POSITION WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER IN WHICH THE CORRESPONDING SLOTS OF SAID MEMBERS ARE DISPOSED RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER TO PERMIT ENTRY AND EXIT OF AN ELEMENT, SAID SLOTS IN SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEMBERS BEING L-SHAPED SLOTS, EACH HAVING A FIRST SLOT PORTION EXTENDING RADIALLY INWARD OF SAID MEMBERS TO PERMIT ENTRY AND EXIT OF AN ELEMENT FROM THE SIDE OF SAID SPACER AND A SECOND SLOT PORTION EXTENDING AXIALLY OF SAID MEMBERS AND WHEREIN SAID SECOND SLOT PORTION IN SAID FIRST MEMBER EXTENDS IN AN AXIALLY OPPOSING DIRECTION FROM SAID SECOND SLOT PORTION IN SAID SECOND MEMBER, AND REMOTELY ACTUATED REMOVABLE MEANS SECURING SAID MEMBERS IN SAID ELEMENT UNLOCKED POSITION UNTIL REMOVED AT WHICH TIME SAID MEMBERS ARE URGED TO SAID ELEMENT LOCKED POSITION BY SAID RESILIENT MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 252 words
A REMOTELY APPLIED SPACER FOR SPACING AT LEAST A PAIR OF ELONGATED CONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS AND COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND RELATIVELY MOVABLE NONCONDUCTIVE MEMBERS, EACH MEMBER HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED ELEMENT RECEIVING SLOTS FORMED THEREIN, THE SLOTS IN SAID FIRST MEMBER CORRESPONDING IN SPACING WITH THOSE OF SAID SECOND MEMBER, SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEMBERS HAVING AN ELEMENT LOCKED POSITION WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER IN WHICH THE SLOT OF ONE MEMBER ARE IN REGISTRY WITH CORRESPONDING SLOTS IN THE OTHER MEMBER AND COACT TOGETHER TO LOCK AN ELEMENT IN PLACE IN EACH PAIR OF CORRESPONDING SLOTS, RESILIENT MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS FOR RESILIENTLY BIASING SAID MEMBERS IN SAID LOCKED POSITION, SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEMBERS HAVING AN ELEMENT UNLOCKED POSITION WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER IN WHICH THE CORRESPONDING SLOTS OF SAID MEMBERS ARE DISPOSED RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER TO PERMIT ENTRY AND EXIT OF AN ELEMENT, SAID SLOTS IN SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEMBERS BEING L-SHAPED SLOTS, EACH HAVING A FIRST SLOT PORTION EXTENDING RADIALLY INWARD OF SAID MEMBERS TO PERMIT ENTRY AND EXIT OF AN ELEMENT FROM THE SIDE OF SAID SPACER AND A SECOND SLOT PORTION EXTENDING AXIALLY OF SAID MEMBERS AND WHEREIN SAID SECOND SLOT PORTION IN SAID FIRST MEMBER EXTENDS IN AN AXIALLY OPPOSING DIRECTION FROM SAID SECOND SLOT PORTION IN SAID SECOND MEMBER, AND REMOTELY ACTUATED REMOVABLE MEANS SECURING SAID MEMBERS IN SAID ELEMENT UNLOCKED POSITION UNTIL REMOVED AT WHICH TIME SAID MEMBERS ARE URGED TO SAID ELEMENT LOCKED POSITION BY SAID RESILIENT MEANS.

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