US5094580A
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Structure for connecting two plates
Assignee: Ikeda Corp
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Filing: 1991-04-24
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Granted: 1992-03-10
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Expires: 2011-04-24
Abstract
Abstract Two plates are connected to each other through brackets and fixing pins. The bracket includes a base disc portion, a semi-cylindrical wall portion and a pair of projections. The wall portion is perpendicular to the base disc portion. The projections radially outwardly extend from diametrically opposed portions of the wall portion. One of the two plates has an opening. The opening has concentrically connected smaller and larger circular portions and a pair of notches. The notches are positioned at diametrically opposed portions of the smaller circular portion and have the same thickness as that of the smaller circular portion. The smaller and larger circular portions and the notches are so sized as to receive the semi-cylindrical wall portion, the base disc portion and the projections, respectively. The thickness of the smaller circular portion is the same as the distance between the projection and the base disc portion. The thickness of the larger circular portion is the same as that of the base disc portion.
Inventors
- 👤 Nobuo Abe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 02:33
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R13/00; B60R13/02; B60R13/0206; F; F16; F16B; F16B21/00; F16B21/02; F16B5/00; F16B11/00; F16B11/006; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S24/00; Y10S24/30; Y10S24/51; Y10S24/53; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/30; Y10T24/309; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/70; Y10T403/7005; Y10T403/7007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
A structure for connecting first and second plates, comprising: a bracket including a base disc portion, a cylindrical wall portion concentrically disposed on said base disc portion and a projection radially outwardly projected from said wall portion; first means for defining a circular opening in said first plate, said circular opening having concentrically connected smaller and larger circular portions and a notch, said notch being merged with said smaller circular portion and extending throughout the thickness of the same, said circular opening being so sized and constructed that when said bracket is fully put in said opening, said cylindrical wall portion and said base disc portion of said bracket are respectively received in said smaller and larger circular portions of said opening having said projection projected outward from said notch, so that fixing of said bracket to said first plate is achieved by fully putting said bracket in said opening and turning the same by a certain degree about its axis in said opening, and second means for connecting said bracket to said second plate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
175 words
A structure for connecting first and second plates, comprising: a bracket including a base disc portion, a cylindrical wall portion concentrically disposed on said base disc portion and a projection radially outwardly projected from said wall portion; first means for defining a circular opening in said first plate, said circular opening having concentrically connected smaller and larger circular portions and a notch, said notch being merged with said smaller circular portion and extending throughout the thickness of the same, said circular opening being so sized and constructed that when said bracket is fully put in said opening, said cylindrical wall portion and said base disc portion of said bracket are respectively received in said smaller and larger circular portions of said opening having said projection projected outward from said notch, so that fixing of said bracket to said first plate is achieved by fully putting said bracket in said opening and turning the same by a certain degree about its axis in said opening, and second means for connecting said bracket to said second plate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A structure as claimed in claim 1, in which said cylindrical wall portion of said bracket is semi-cylindrical in shape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A structure as claimed in claim 2, in which the thickness of said smaller circular portion is substantially the same as the distance between said projection and said base disc portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
67 words
A structure as claimed in claim 3, in which said second means comprises: third means for defining a through hole in said second plate; an apertured end wall formed on a top of the semi-cylindrical wall portion; and a fixing pin incorporated with both of said through hole of said second plate and said apertured end wall of said semi-cylindrical wall portion to achieve a connection therebetween.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A structure as claimed in claim 4, in which the aperture of said apertured end wall of said semi-cylindrical wall portion includes a circular part and a passage which are merged with each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
A structure as claimed in claim 5, in which said fixing pin comprises: a spearhead-shaped front portion which is thrusted into said through hole of said second plate; and a base flat portion which abuts against an inner surface of said apertured end wall.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
A structure as claimed in claim 6, in which said bracket is further formed with another radially outward projection, and in which said circular opening of said first plate is further formed with another notch, said another projection being operatively engaged with said another notch when said bracket is fully put in said opening.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A structure as claimed in claim 7, in which said another projection and the previously mentioned projection are located at diametrically opposed positions with respect to said cylindrical wall portion.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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