US4573242A
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Close pitch harnessing device
Assignee: Nypro Inc
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Filing: 1983-09-19
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Granted: 1986-03-04
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Expires: 2003-09-19
Abstract
Abstract A harnessing device formed by a locking head and an attached, apertured and multi-section strap. The head contains a plurality of longitudinal guide channels for receiving adjoiningly connected longitudinal sections of the strap, after encirclement of the items to be harnessed. The head also contains a plurality of deflectable internal locking tangs, one for each section of the strap.
Inventors
- 👤 Gordon B. Lankton
- 👤 Joseph R. Paradis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 21:30
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D63/00; B65D63/10; B65D63/1018; B65D63/1027; B65D63/1063; B65D63/1081; B65D2563/00; B65D2563/10; B65D2563/101; B65D2563/103; B65D2563/106; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/14; Y10T24/1402; Y10T24/141; Y10T24/1498; Y10T24/15; Y10T24/153
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A harnessing device comprising a head having a plurality of interconnected guide channels extending longitudinally therethrough; a multi-section strap attached to said head with a separate section for each channel thereof; a locking tang within said head, including a mid-section width which is thicker than opposed end portions, for each section of said strap; and an anchor included in said head and being lockingly engaged by the free end of said tang when said strap is under load and said tang forms an arch extending from said anchor position to the root position where said tang is integral with said head.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
A harnessing device comprising a head having a plurality of interconnected guide channels extending longitudinally therethrough; a multi-section strap attached to said head with a separate section for each channel thereof; a locking tang within said head, including a mid-section width which is thicker than opposed end portions, for each section of said strap; and an anchor included in said head and being lockingly engaged by the free end of said tang when said strap is under load and said tang forms an arch extending from said anchor position to the root position where said tang is integral with said head.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A harnessing device in accordance with claim 1 wherein the sections of said strap are separated from one another by an elevated longitudinally extending rail.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A harnessing device in accordance with claim 1 wherein the inside edges of said strap are bounded by a longitudinally stretched side rail.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A harnessing device in accordance with claim 1 wherein apertures in said straps are formed between rungs which extend transversely with respect to the length of said strap.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A harnessing device in accordance with claim 4 wherein said rungs are collinear and reduced in pitch from one section of said strap to another.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A harnessing device in accordance with claim 4 wherein said rungs are non-collinear from one section of said strap to another.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A harnessing device in accordance with claim 5 wherein the rungs are uniformly distributed along the length of the strap.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A harnessing device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said head contains a plurality of locking tangs which are positioned in laterally separate channels on the same side of said head.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
A harnessing device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said head contains a plurality of laterally separated locking tangs which are positioned in separate channels on opposite sides of said head.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
A harnessing device in accordance with claim 1 wherein the tangs engaged by said strap are on opposite sides thereof and form an interlock by extending through apertures in said strap.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
A harnessing device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said strap has rungs and each locking tang has an engagement surface which is opposite a curved surface with a different curvature than said engagement surface.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
A harnessing device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said strap has rungs and each locking tang has an engagement surface for a rung of said strap which extends discontinuously to a tip that abuts a notch of said head when said rung is engaged.
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