US5520474A
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Adjustable coupling
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-09-19
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Granted: 1996-05-28
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Expires: 2014-09-19
Abstract
Abstract An adjustable coupling including an axle, a fixed toggle mounted around the axle to hold a first frame rod, two movable toggles turned about the axle to hold a second frame rod and a third frame rod respectively, two locating plates mounted around the axle and prohibited from rotary motion relative to the axle and coupled with the movable toggles through a respective toothed joint, two cam holders fixed to the axle at two opposite ends, and two mushroom cam mounted around the axle and engaged with the cam holders, when the mushroom cams are fully received into the cam holders, the movable toggles can be disengaged from the locating plates and turned relative to the axle to adjust the angular positions of the second and third frame rods relative to the axle.
Inventors
- 👤 Yang-Ting Liu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 11:36
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C11/00; F16C11/04; F16C11/10; F16B; F16B7/00; F16B7/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32254; Y10T403/32262; Y10T403/32319; Y10T403/32327; Y10T403/32368; Y10T403/32418
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
352 words
An adjustable coupling comprising: a polygonal axle; a fixed toggle having a longitudinal shaft mounted around said polygonal axle and prohibited from rotary motion relative to said polygonal axle, and an axle housing perpendicularly connected to the longitudinal shaft of said fixed toggle for holding a frame rod; a first movable toggle freely rotated about the longitudinal shaft of said fixed toggle at one end, having a crown gear at an outer end and an axle housing disposed in a radial direction relative to the longitudinal shaft of said fixed toggle for receiving a frame rod; a second movable toggle freely rotated about the longitudinal shaft of said fixed toggle at an opposite end, having a crown gear at an outer end and an axle housing disposed in a radial direction relative to the longitudinal shaft of said fixed toggle for receiving a frame rod; two locating members respectively mounted around said axle, each locating member positioned adjacent a respective movable toggle and prohibited from rotary motion relative to said axle, each locating member having a crown gear respectively; two cam holders respectively fastened to said axle at opposite ends of said axle and prohibited from rotary motion relative to said axle, each cam holder having a projecting portion at an inner side; two mushroom cams respectively freely rotated about said axle and received within said cam holders, each mushroom cam having a projecting portion respectively axially positioned between said projecting portions of said cam holders for forcing said crown gears of said locating members to mesh with said crown gears of said movable toggles; spring means respectively mounted around said axle and stopped between said locating members and said movable toggles; and wherein said locating members can be disengaged from said movable toggles by turning said mushroom cam to move the projecting portions of said mushroom cam away from the projecting portions of said cam plate holders, for allowing said movable toggles to be freely rotated about the longitudinal shaft of said fixed toggle to change the angular positions of the axle housings of said movable toggles relative to said axle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
352 words
An adjustable coupling comprising: a polygonal axle; a fixed toggle having a longitudinal shaft mounted around said polygonal axle and prohibited from rotary motion relative to said polygonal axle, and an axle housing perpendicularly connected to the longitudinal shaft of said fixed toggle for holding a frame rod; a first movable toggle freely rotated about the longitudinal shaft of said fixed toggle at one end, having a crown gear at an outer end and an axle housing disposed in a radial direction relative to the longitudinal shaft of said fixed toggle for receiving a frame rod; a second movable toggle freely rotated about the longitudinal shaft of said fixed toggle at an opposite end, having a crown gear at an outer end and an axle housing disposed in a radial direction relative to the longitudinal shaft of said fixed toggle for receiving a frame rod; two locating members respectively mounted around said axle, each locating member positioned adjacent a respective movable toggle and prohibited from rotary motion relative to said axle, each locating member having a crown gear respectively; two cam holders respectively fastened to said axle at opposite ends of said axle and prohibited from rotary motion relative to said axle, each cam holder having a projecting portion at an inner side; two mushroom cams respectively freely rotated about said axle and received within said cam holders, each mushroom cam having a projecting portion respectively axially positioned between said projecting portions of said cam holders for forcing said crown gears of said locating members to mesh with said crown gears of said movable toggles; spring means respectively mounted around said axle and stopped between said locating members and said movable toggles; and wherein said locating members can be disengaged from said movable toggles by turning said mushroom cam to move the projecting portions of said mushroom cam away from the projecting portions of said cam plate holders, for allowing said movable toggles to be freely rotated about the longitudinal shaft of said fixed toggle to change the angular positions of the axle housings of said movable toggles relative to said axle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The adjustable coupling of claim 1 wherein said spring means are coiled springs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The adjustable coupling of claim 1 wherein said mushroom cams have a respective handle extended out of said cam holders for turning by hand.
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