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US3860352A
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Retainer fitting for control assemblies
Assignee: WESCON PRODUCTS COMPANY A CORP OF
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Filing: 1973-06-11
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Granted: 1975-01-14
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Expires: 1993-06-11
Abstract
Abstract A retainer fitting is provided for a control assembly such as may be used in connection with the throttle control of a carburetor or the like. A terminal means having an angularly disposed socket therein for the reception of a control link is integrally affixed to a shiftable core element of the assembly and is received in a pocket of an open-ended, axially shiftable retainer member carried by the core element. The retainer member has a pair of opposed slots into one of which the link snaps and is held thereby when the fitting is fully assembled along with the control assembly and control link, the remaining slot receiving, in snapping engagement, a lobe projecting from the terminal means opposite the control link.
Inventors
- 👤 John A Carlson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 18:49
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02D; F02D11/00; F02D11/02; F16; F16C; F16C1/00; F16C1/10; F16C1/12; F16B; F16B2200/00; F16B2200/10; F16B2200/69; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32606; Y10T403/32631; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20396; Y10T74/20402; Y10T74/2042; Y10T74/20426; Y10T74/2045
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
In a remote control assembly for use in conjunction with a control link, retaining means for releasably and operably joining said control assembly and said control link, said retaining means comprising: terminal means affixed to and integral with a shiftable core element of said control assembly; a shiftable retainer member carried by said element and presenting a pocket adapted to receive said terminal means therein, said link having a shank portion and an enlarged free end; a socket in said terminal means disposed to receive said free end of said link; and snap-lock structure integrally formed in said retainer member and adapted to releasably retain said link in engagement therewith for unitary movement with said core element when said free end is in said socket and said terminal means is disposed in said pocket, said snap-lock structure being an open-ended slot disposed in a wall of said member, said slot having a central throat section and an enlarged inner terminus, said section and said terminus each being of a somewhat smaller transverse dimension than that of said shank portion and said free end respectively of said link.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
In a remote control assembly for use in conjunction with a control link, retaining means for releasably and operably joining said control assembly and said control link, said retaining means comprising: terminal means affixed to and integral with a shiftable core element of said control assembly; a shiftable retainer member carried by said element and presenting a pocket adapted to receive said terminal means therein, said link having a shank portion and an enlarged free end; a socket in said terminal means disposed to receive said free end of said link; and snap-lock structure integrally formed in said retainer member and adapted to releasably retain said link in engagement therewith for unitary movement with said core element when said free end is in said socket and said terminal means is disposed in said pocket, said snap-lock structure being an open-ended slot disposed in a wall of said member, said slot having a central throat section and an enlarged inner terminus, said section and said terminus each being of a somewhat smaller transverse dimension than that of said shank portion and said free end respectively of said link.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
Retaining means as set forth in claim 1, wherein said member is provided with a second snap-lock structure having an open ended slot provided with a central throat section and an enlarged inner terminus, said terminal means presenting a lobe disposed to be in engagement with the inner terminus of the slot of said second snap-lock structure when said terminal means is in said pocket.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
Retaining means as set forth in claim 2, wherein the inner terminus of the slot of each said snap-lock structure, said lobe and said free end and said shank portion of said link are in alignment with one another normally of said core element when said control assembly and said control link are co-joined.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
57 words
Retaining means as set forth in claim 2, wherein said socket is generally cylindrically shaped and angularly disposed within said terminal means and wherein said enlarged free end of said link is spherical and of a somewhat lesser cross-section than the diameter of said socket, said link being freely rotatable relative said control assembly when retained thereby.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
Retaining means as set forth in claim 1, wherein said retainer member is carried by said element in surrounding relationship therewith and is shiftable axially therealong, said pocket telescopically receiving said terminal means when said member is shifted there adjacent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
152 words
In a remote control assembly for use in conjunction with a control link, retaining means for releasably and operably joining said control assembly and said control link, said retaining means comprising: terminal means affixed to and integral with a shiftable core element of said control assembly; a shiftable retainer member carried by said element and presenting a pocket adapted to receive said terminal means therein, said link having a shank portion and an enlarged free end; a socket in said terminal means disposed to receive said free end of said link; and snap-lock structure integrally formed in said retainer member and adapted to releasably retain said link in engagement therewith for unitary movement with said core element with said free end is in said socket and said terminal means is disposed in said pocket, said socket having a central, longitudinal axis angularly disposed at an acute angle relative to said core element.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
152 words
In a remote control assembly for use in conjunction with a control link, retaining means for releasably and operably joining said control assembly and said control link, said retaining means comprising: terminal means affixed to and integral with a shiftable core element of said control assembly; a shiftable retainer member carried by said element and presenting a pocket adapted to receive said terminal means therein, said link having a shank portion and an enlarged free end; a socket in said terminal means disposed to receive said free end of said link; and snap-lock structure integrally formed in said retainer member and adapted to releasably retain said link in engagement therewith for unitary movement with said core element with said free end is in said socket and said terminal means is disposed in said pocket, said socket having a central, longitudinal axis angularly disposed at an acute angle relative to said core element.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
65 words
Retaining means as set forth in claim 6, wherein said member is provided with a second snap-lock structure disposed in a wall opposite said first-mentioned snap-lock structure, said terminal means presenting a generally rectilinear body having a spherical projection opposite said socket whereby said projection is disposed in engagement with said second snap-lock structure when said link is in engagement with said first-mentioned snap-lock structure.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
145 words
In a remote control assembly for use in conjunction with a control link, retaining means for releasably and operably joining said control assembly and said control link, said retaining means comprising: terminal means affixed to and integral with a shiftable core element of said control assembly; a shiftable retainer member carried by said element and presenting a pocket adapted to receive said terminal means therein, said link having a shank portion and an enlarged free end; a socket in said terminal means disposed to receive said free end of said link, said socket being disposed within said terminal means at an oblique angle relative to said core element; and means for holding said link in engagement with the retainer member for unitary movement with said core element when said free end is in said angular socket and said terminal means is disposed in said pocket.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
145 words
In a remote control assembly for use in conjunction with a control link, retaining means for releasably and operably joining said control assembly and said control link, said retaining means comprising: terminal means affixed to and integral with a shiftable core element of said control assembly; a shiftable retainer member carried by said element and presenting a pocket adapted to receive said terminal means therein, said link having a shank portion and an enlarged free end; a socket in said terminal means disposed to receive said free end of said link, said socket being disposed within said terminal means at an oblique angle relative to said core element; and means for holding said link in engagement with the retainer member for unitary movement with said core element when said free end is in said angular socket and said terminal means is disposed in said pocket.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
Retaining means as set forth in claim 8 wherein said socket is disposed at an acute angle relative to said core element.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
111 words
Retaining means as set forth in claim 9 wherein said retainer member presents a wall having an open-ended slot therein forming a part of said link holding means, said slot having a transverse dimension somewhat smaller than that of the free end of said link and having a closed terminus adjacent the shank portion of said link when the same is normally disposed in said socket and the terminal means is in said pocket, whereby the shank portion of said link is guided toward said closed terminus by the angular disposition of said socket in response to any outwardly directed movement of the link anD its free end from said socket.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-01-13 | 1978-07-15 | 1979-01-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-01-13 | 1982-07-15 | 1983-01-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-01-13 | 1986-07-15 | 1987-01-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |