Disengageable pivot joint

Details Disengageable pivot joint Disengageable pivot joint

1998-02-13

2000-09-05

Melius, Terry Lee

Joints and connections

Articulated members

Pivoted

403348, 403115, 403 76, 403132, 362515, F16C 1106

Patent

active

061133019

ABSTRACT:
A disengageable pivot connection includes a ball stud that is capable of being selectively removed from the corresponding socket. The ball stud includes an engagement head that has substantially flat faces or grooves that correspond to tabs extending from the rim of the socket into which the ball stud is engaged. To install, the ball stud is inserted into the socket such that the substantially flat faces or grooves on the head pass by the tabs extending from the rim of the socket. Then, the ball stud is rotated such that the head engages the tabs extending from the rim of the socket. Alternatively, the head of the ball stud is snap-fitted into the socket as is conventional in the art. As such, the head cannot be removed from the socket without additional rotation. The head remains free to pivot within the socket as required for the particular application. One particularly desirable application of the present invention is in automotive lamp assemblies.

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