Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Clasp – clip – support-clamp – or required component thereof – Having gripping member formed from – biased by – or mounted on...
Patent
1998-04-22
1999-03-16
Sakran, Victor N.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
Having gripping member formed from, biased by, or mounted on...
24543, 24557, A44B 2100, F16B 200
Patent
active
058814388
ABSTRACT:
A one-piece article having a uniform cross section includes a number of portions that interact to releasably grip a cylindrical object (18). Two jaws (14, 16) extend from a base (12) and are shaped to embrace the cylindrical object. The base (12) and one of the jaws (14) are rigid. A second jaw (16) melds into the base and has a gripping surface that closely follows the contour of the cylindrical object. The distal end (22) of the second jaw diverges from the cylindrical object and reverts back to the base, terminating in a free end (24). This free end serves as an actuator for releasing the cylindrical object. When the free end is pressed by the user in the direction of the first jaw (14), the reverted portion (26) pivots about a fulcrum (30) formed by an extension of the base to draw open the second jaw, thereby releasing the cylindrical object. In contrast, when a force (32) is applied to the cylindrical object to dislodge it, the second jaw (16), being less stiff than the other jaw (14) is forced to rotate slightly, which brings a portion (28) of the reverted portion into pressing contact with a portion (30) of the base, thereby greatly increasing the resistance of the second jaw to further opening movement.
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Centurion Safety Products, Inc.
McKown Daniel C.
Sakran Victor N.
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