Joints and connections – Structurally installed in diverse art device
Patent
1991-08-07
1994-02-15
Reese, Randolph A.
Joints and connections
Structurally installed in diverse art device
403143, 403319, 403323, 403353, 285265, 137 15, 137315, F16D 110
Patent
active
052861295
ABSTRACT:
Coupling devices have a housing comprised of first and second housing parts together forming an interior cavity which houses a rotatable coupler, preferably comprised of first and second coupler segments, the device being coupled or not depending upon the coupler's position within the cavity. Each housing part has one or more concave cavity wall portion(s) for rotatably retaining the coupler or a coupler segment in the cavity or in a housing part cavity portion. The coupler or each segment has one or more convex outer surface wall portion(s). The concave cavity wall portion(s) slip fit engage the coupler or coupler segment convex surface wall portions and rotatably retain the coupler or segment(s) within the housing cavity or housing part cavity portion. The housing parts are uncoupled and partable when the coupler is in a first position which allows their mating and parting, and they are coupled and not partable when the coupler or segments is or are in a second position wherein one or more of its or their convex surface wall portions is or are slip fit engaged by the coupler retaining concave cavity wall portion(s) of each of the first and second housing parts. The housing parts and coupler segments respectively have and are mated along mating/parting lines, which preferably have substantially the same configuration. The housing parts are uncoupled and partable when the mating/parting lines positionally substantially correspond and are coupled when the mating/parting lines do not. Methods of coupling are included.
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French Philip D.
Monty Charles R.
Van Keuren Steven P.
Audet Paul R.
Crater Corporation
Kim Harry C.
Reese Randolph A.
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