Locking device
Abstract
Abstract A LOCKING DEVICE INCLUDES A CATCH MEMBER SECURED TO A FIRST STRUCTURE AND A CLASPING MEMBER SECURED TO A SECOND STRUCTURE, THE CLASPING MEMBER DEFINING A CIRCULAR CHANNEL HAVING AN OPENING IN ONE SIDE IN A POSITION TO RECEIVE THE CATCH MEMBER TO LOCK THE FIRST AND SECOND STRUCTURES TOGETHER. A TRAIN MEANS PREFERABLY IN THE FORM OF A SERIES OF BALL BEARINGS IS CIRCUMFERENTIALLY DISPOSED IN THE CIRCULAR CHANNEL AND HAS ITS ENDS ENGAGING THE CATCH MEMBER WHEN THE CATCH MEMBER IS RECEIVED IN THE OPENING TO HOLD THE CATCH MEMBER TO THE CLASPING MEMBER. A RELEASING MEANS CHANGES THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL CONFIGURATION OF THE TRAIN MEANS IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO MOVE THE ENDS OF THE TRAIN MEANS OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CATCH MEMBER TO THEREBY RELEASE THE CATCH MEMBER.
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- 👤 Alfred T Grumbach
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