Joints and connections – Articulated members – Plural distinct articulation axes
Patent
1992-11-06
1994-01-25
Seidel, Richard K.
Joints and connections
Articulated members
Plural distinct articulation axes
403 78, 403184, 24135R, F16D 112
Patent
active
052810410
ABSTRACT:
A swivel end fitting for rope, cord or leash designed to allow said rope to be attached to another object and thereafter withstand considerable shock without coming apart or becoming disengaged from said rope. The invention is made up of a pointed screw-shaped base element permanently attached to the rope; a central socket element for receiving the screw-shaped base element at one end, and receiving a rounded terminal element at the other end; and a swivel eye terminal element having a stem and head thereon, said stem and head being bisected by a linear gap. As the terminal element is pressed into the socket element, the head is squeezed together over the gap until it crosses a collar on the socket element at which point the head pops back into its original position, now able to freely pivot. Then the screw-shaped base element is fully inserted into the opposite end of the socket such that the point thereof protrudes into said gap, preventing the head from squeezing back out of the collar.
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Miller Mark D.
Puknys Erik R.
Seidel Richard K.
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