Locking assembly

Details Locking assembly Locking assembly

1989-01-05

1990-04-24

Kundrat, Andrew V.

Joints and connections

With adjunctive protector, broken parts retainer, repair,...

Position or guide means

403106, 403326, 403361, B25G 314, F16D 110

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049195590

ABSTRACT:
A locking assembly (10) having a female member (12) and a male member (22) particularly suited for use in an automotive arm rest. The female member (12) has a receiving cavity (14) with opposing and spaced walls (16a, 16b) extending along a receiving axis (18). The female member defines a plurality of locking recesses (20) spaced along the axis (18) on one wall (16a) of the cavity (14). The male member (22) has a plurality of tines (24) spaced apart longitudinally therealong for snapping into the recesses (20) to retain the male member (22) in the cavity (14). The assembly (10) is characterized by the female member (12) presenting a plurality of biasing beams (26) independent from one another and spaced along the opposite wall (16b) of the cavity (14) for respectively engaging the tines (24) to retain one tine (24) in each of the recesses (20 ).

REFERENCES:
patent: 3167336 (1965-01-01), Lewis
patent: 3184270 (1965-05-01), Ruhala
patent: 3730109 (1973-05-01), Kreizel et al.
patent: 4096587 (1981-10-01), Berdan

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