US3158964A
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Structural connector
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-06-29
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Granted: 1964-12-01
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Expires: 1982-06-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Wilson E Haas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:58
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/18; E04B1/26; E04B1/2604; E04B1/2612; F; F16; F16B; F16B9/00; F16B9/09; F16B2200/00; F16B2200/10; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/50; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A STRUCTURAL CONNECTOR COMPRISING: A PIN MEMBER HAVING AN OUTWARDLY DIVERGING TAPERED EXTERNAL SURFACE; A SOCKET MEMBER COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF FLEXIBLE FINGERS RESILIENTLY ENGAGEABLE ALONG SAID TAPERED EXTERNAL SURFACE OF SAID PIN MEMBER; A SLEEVE FIXEDLY MOUNTED IN RADIALLY SPACED RELATION OUTWARDLY OF SAID SOCKET MEMBER; AND LOCKING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID PIN MEMBER, SAID LOCKING MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO BE INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID SOCKET MEMBER AND SAID SLEEVE TO HOLD SAID FINGERS IN LOCKING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID OUTER SURFACE, WHEREUPON INSERTION OF SAID PIN MEMBER INTO SAID SOCKET, SAID LOCKING MEANS IS DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID SLEEVE AND THE EXTERIOR OF SAID SOCKET MEMBER AND LOCKS SAID FINGERS TO SAID PIN MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A STRUCTURAL CONNECTOR COMPRISING: A PIN MEMBER HAVING AN OUTWARDLY DIVERGING TAPERED EXTERNAL SURFACE; A SOCKET MEMBER COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF FLEXIBLE FINGERS RESILIENTLY ENGAGEABLE ALONG SAID TAPERED EXTERNAL SURFACE OF SAID PIN MEMBER; A SLEEVE FIXEDLY MOUNTED IN RADIALLY SPACED RELATION OUTWARDLY OF SAID SOCKET MEMBER; AND LOCKING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID PIN MEMBER, SAID LOCKING MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO BE INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID SOCKET MEMBER AND SAID SLEEVE TO HOLD SAID FINGERS IN LOCKING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID OUTER SURFACE, WHEREUPON INSERTION OF SAID PIN MEMBER INTO SAID SOCKET, SAID LOCKING MEANS IS DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID SLEEVE AND THE EXTERIOR OF SAID SOCKET MEMBER AND LOCKS SAID FINGERS TO SAID PIN MEMBER.
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