US3271510A
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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
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert M Decker
- 👤 Leonard J Gierosky
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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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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