Latching, holding and locking spring apparatus

Details Latching, holding and locking spring apparatus Latching, holding and locking spring apparatus

1991-01-22

1992-01-21

Kundrat, Andrew V.

Joints and connections

Biased catch or latch

403357, 285318, B25G 318

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050823906

ABSTRACT:
A locking mechanism is disclosed which includes a garter-type canted-coil spring having elliptical coils with a coil height and a coil width measured, respectively, along a minor and a major axis of the elliptical coils for holding and locking a first and second member to one another. The first member includes a first groove for retaining the spring with the first groove having a depth less than the coil width in order that a portion of each coil extends outwardly from the first groove. The second member includes a second groove for accepting the extended portion of each coil and for loading the coils generally along the major axis thereof, said first and second members being locked to one another when the coils are disposed within and loaded by the first and second grooves.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3610063 (1971-10-01), Hart
patent: 4358215 (1982-11-01), Rivin
patent: 4678210 (1987-07-01), Balsells

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