US4308220A
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Tamperproof protecting construction
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1980-06-13
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Granted: 1981-12-29
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Expires: 2000-06-13
Abstract
Abstract A construction for protecting a member, such as an adjusting screw or fixing bolt, fitted to a base, from being tampered with, including a wall formed generally in the shape of a hollow tube, attached by one of its ends to the base, and surrounding the member to be protected, and a plug inserted into the other end of the wall so as to be wedged into it, with a slot being formed in the wall, extending along the axial direction of the wall from the end of the wall remote from the base, to a slot bottom at an axial position between the free end of the wall and the base, the slot bottom being closer to the base than is the part of the plug which is closest to the base, so that a gap is left between the bottom of the slot and the bottom wall of the plug for a removing tool to be inserted to lever the plug out of the end of the wall.
Inventors
- 👤 Hidenori Tateno
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 09:50
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02M; F02M3/00; F02M3/08; F02M3/10; F16; F16B; F16B41/00; F16B41/005; F02M2003/105; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S261/00; Y10S261/38; Y10S261/84; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/1624; Y10T137/1632; Y10T137/1789; Y10T137/6851; Y10T137/7043; Y10T137/7062; Y10T137/7069; Y10T137/71
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A construction for protecting a member such as an adjusting member or fixing member from tampering, said member being proximate to a base, comprising: a wall formed generally in the shape of a hollow tube having a cylindrical bore, fixedly attached by one of its ends to said base, and surrounding said member; a cup-like plug inserted into said cylindrical bore from the end of said wall remote from said base so as to be wedged therein having a cylindrical side wall tightly contacting the wall surface of said cylindrical bore; a pair of slots formed in the wall of said cylindrical bore at positions diametrically opposed to one another, each said slot extending along the axial direction thereof from said end remote from said base to a slot bottom at an axial position between said other end of said wall and said base, said slot bottom being closer to said base than is the part of said plug which is closest to said base.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A construction for protecting a member such as an adjusting member or fixing member from tampering, said member being proximate to a base, comprising: a wall formed generally in the shape of a hollow tube having a cylindrical bore, fixedly attached by one of its ends to said base, and surrounding said member; a cup-like plug inserted into said cylindrical bore from the end of said wall remote from said base so as to be wedged therein having a cylindrical side wall tightly contacting the wall surface of said cylindrical bore; a pair of slots formed in the wall of said cylindrical bore at positions diametrically opposed to one another, each said slot extending along the axial direction thereof from said end remote from said base to a slot bottom at an axial position between said other end of said wall and said base, said slot bottom being closer to said base than is the part of said plug which is closest to said base.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
199 words
A construction for protecting a member such as an adjusting member or fixing member from tampering, said member being proximate to a base, comprising: a wall formed generally in the shape of a hollow tube having a cylindrical bore, fixedly attached by one of its ends to said base, and surrounding said member; a cup-like plug inserted into said cylindrical bore from the end of said wall remote from said base so as to be wedged therein having a cylindrical side wall tightly contacting the wall surface of said cylindrical bore; means for facilitating removal of said plug by a tool comprising a slot formed in said tubular wall for insertion of said tool under said plug, said slot extending along the axial direction thereof from said end remote from said base to a slot bottom at an axial position between said other end of said wall and said base, said slot bottom being closer to said base than is the part of said plug which is closest to said base; and means for supporting a tip of said tool on the inner surface of said tubular wall at a diametrically opposite point on said wall from said slot.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
199 words
A construction for protecting a member such as an adjusting member or fixing member from tampering, said member being proximate to a base, comprising: a wall formed generally in the shape of a hollow tube having a cylindrical bore, fixedly attached by one of its ends to said base, and surrounding said member; a cup-like plug inserted into said cylindrical bore from the end of said wall remote from said base so as to be wedged therein having a cylindrical side wall tightly contacting the wall surface of said cylindrical bore; means for facilitating removal of said plug by a tool comprising a slot formed in said tubular wall for insertion of said tool under said plug, said slot extending along the axial direction thereof from said end remote from said base to a slot bottom at an axial position between said other end of said wall and said base, said slot bottom being closer to said base than is the part of said plug which is closest to said base; and means for supporting a tip of said tool on the inner surface of said tubular wall at a diametrically opposite point on said wall from said slot.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The construction of claim 2, wherein said means for securing a tip of said tool is a step.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The construction of claim 2, wherein said means for supporting said tool tip is a blind hole.
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