US4076433A
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Attachment for garage door spring
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-06-03
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Granted: 1978-02-28
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Expires: 1996-06-03
Abstract
Abstract An attachment device for the quick and easy attachment of a counterbalance coil spring to an appropriate bracket features a single section of rod bent to provide a shoulder at one end for connection to the bracket and a second shoulder at the other end for the counterbalance spring, the ends being equipped in a manner to permit application of an interlocking retention piece over end sections of the bend rod. In some forms of the invention fasteners applicable to the very endmost part of the rod are employed to lock the retention piece in place.
Inventors
- 👤 William Halopoff
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 08:40
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16G; F16G15/00; F16G15/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
An attachment device for making a secure connection between an attachment element at one end of a counterbalance coil spring and an attachment element on a hanger, said attachment device comprising a length of rod, a shoulder configuration at a first end of said rod for reception of one of said attachment elements and a hook configuration at one portion of the rod for engagement with another of said attachment elements, a retention section comprising a substantially flat band having legs angularly disposed relative to each other forming a corner, said legs each having aperture means therethrough engaging over respective ends of the rod, one of said aperture means comprising a slot extending into both of said legs at the corner and providing a counter shoulder configuration for engagement with the hook configuration on said rod, and mutually interlocking means respectively on said retention piece and said ends of the rod whereby to secure the respective attachment element in place and the leg of said retainer engaging the hook position having its free end facing the same direction as the first end of said rod.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
An attachment device for making a secure connection between an attachment element at one end of a counterbalance coil spring and an attachment element on a hanger, said attachment device comprising a length of rod, a shoulder configuration at a first end of said rod for reception of one of said attachment elements and a hook configuration at one portion of the rod for engagement with another of said attachment elements, a retention section comprising a substantially flat band having legs angularly disposed relative to each other forming a corner, said legs each having aperture means therethrough engaging over respective ends of the rod, one of said aperture means comprising a slot extending into both of said legs at the corner and providing a counter shoulder configuration for engagement with the hook configuration on said rod, and mutually interlocking means respectively on said retention piece and said ends of the rod whereby to secure the respective attachment element in place and the leg of said retainer engaging the hook position having its free end facing the same direction as the first end of said rod.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
An attachment means as in claim 1 wherein the mutually interlocking means comprises configurations at the ends of the rod engagable with an adjacent face of the retention section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
An attachment means as in claim 2 wherein one of the configurations is a projection formed of the material of said rod and the other of the configurations is an extra piece engagable with said rod.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
An attachment means as in claim 2 wherein one of the configurations is a projection formed of the material of said rod and said aperture means has an angularly oriented portion providing a rotational interlock with said projection.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
An attachment means as in claim 1 wherein said retention section is an angularly bent strip having one aperture means at the angularly bent portion and another aperture means at a flat portion of the strip.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
181 words
An attachment device for making a secure connection between an attachment element at one end of a counterbalance coil spring and an attachment element on a hanger, said attachment device comprising a length of rod, a shoulder configuration at a first end of said rod for reception of one of said attachment elements and a hook configuration at one portion of the rod for engagement with another of said attachment elements, a retention section having an aperture means therethrough applicable over said ends of the rod, and mutually interlocking means respectively on said retention piece and said ends of the rod whereby to secure the respective attachment element in place, the portion of the rod forming the hook configuration being at a location intermediate the ends and a shoulder configuration on each end of said rod, said rod having a U-shaped portion with diverging legs lying in one plane to form said hook configuration and having their ends bent at substantially right angles and lying parallel to each other in a second plane substantially at right angles to the first plane.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
181 words
An attachment device for making a secure connection between an attachment element at one end of a counterbalance coil spring and an attachment element on a hanger, said attachment device comprising a length of rod, a shoulder configuration at a first end of said rod for reception of one of said attachment elements and a hook configuration at one portion of the rod for engagement with another of said attachment elements, a retention section having an aperture means therethrough applicable over said ends of the rod, and mutually interlocking means respectively on said retention piece and said ends of the rod whereby to secure the respective attachment element in place, the portion of the rod forming the hook configuration being at a location intermediate the ends and a shoulder configuration on each end of said rod, said rod having a U-shaped portion with diverging legs lying in one plane to form said hook configuration and having their ends bent at substantially right angles and lying parallel to each other in a second plane substantially at right angles to the first plane.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
An attachment means as in claim 6 wherein the mutually interlocking means comprises holes and cotter pins.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
An attachment means as in claim 6 wherein the mutually interlocking means comprises a projection on one of said ends and a transverse slot forming part of said aperture means comprising a rotational interlock.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
An attachment means as in claim 6 wherein said retention section comprises two strips in respective interlocked engagement with the two ends of the rod and a releasable connection between said strips.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
An attachment means as in claim 6 wherein said mutually interlocking means comprises transverse slots at said ends of the rod and corresponding slots in said retention section functioning as said aperture means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
An attachment means as in claim 10 wherein the slots in the retention section are key hole slots.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
178 words
An attachment device for making a secure connection between an attachment element at one end of a counterbalance coil spring and an attachment element on a hanger, said attachment device comprising a length of rod, a shoulder configuration at a first end of said rod for reception of one of said attachment elements and a hook configuration at one portion of the rod for engagement with another of said attachment elements, a retention section having an aperture means therethrough applicable over said ends of the rod, and mutually interlocking means respectively on said retention piece and said ends of the rod whereby to secure the respective attachment element in place, the portion of the rod forming the hook configuration being at a location intermediate the ends and a shoulder configuration at each end of said rod, said retention section comprising sides mutually foldable into parallel positions, one of said sides having key hole slots extending in one longitudinal direction and the other of said sides having longitudinally off-set complementary key hole slots extending in the opposite longitudinal direction.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
178 words
An attachment device for making a secure connection between an attachment element at one end of a counterbalance coil spring and an attachment element on a hanger, said attachment device comprising a length of rod, a shoulder configuration at a first end of said rod for reception of one of said attachment elements and a hook configuration at one portion of the rod for engagement with another of said attachment elements, a retention section having an aperture means therethrough applicable over said ends of the rod, and mutually interlocking means respectively on said retention piece and said ends of the rod whereby to secure the respective attachment element in place, the portion of the rod forming the hook configuration being at a location intermediate the ends and a shoulder configuration at each end of said rod, said retention section comprising sides mutually foldable into parallel positions, one of said sides having key hole slots extending in one longitudinal direction and the other of said sides having longitudinally off-set complementary key hole slots extending in the opposite longitudinal direction.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
An attachment means as in claim 1 wherein the band is of uniform breadth and thickness and the angular disposition of said legs is at substantially 90°.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
An attachment means as in claim 13 wherein the end of the rod opposite said first end has a laterally projecting lug for engagement with a respective leg of said retention section.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
60 words
An attachment means as in claim 14 wherein there is a lateral recess in one of said legs at one side of said slot adapted to receive said lug in one angular position of the rod relative to the retention section and to block removal of said lug in other angular positions of the rod relative to the retention section.
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