Safety clutch
OwnerVladimir Reil, Goran Reilinventors
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Abstract
A safety clutch for releasable securing of a post for a body piercing is disclosed. The post is guided through a hole in a plate to be secured (but removable) between a pair of cantilever spring elements bent from the edges of the plate into position on the back side of the plate. A dome shield is also secured to the edge of plate to cover the cantilever spring elements on back side of the clutch, the dome shield including one or more ventilation holes for reducing moisture accumulation within the dome shield. The dome shield blocks an end of the post extending between the cantilever spring elements from contacting the user and possibly puncturing skin. The plate, dome shield and cantilever spring elements can be efficiently manufactured by forming and stamping from a single piece of material.
Claims10
A clutch for securing a post in a body piercing, comprising:
- a plate section having a post hole therethrough and a pair of cantilever spring elements extending from opposite edges of the plate section and proximate to one another and aligned such that the cantilever spring elements partially intersect opposite sides of an imaginary cylindrical surface extending perpendicularly from the post hole on a backside of the plate section;
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- a dome shield for blocking the post and enclosing the cantilever spring elements and secured to the plate section such that the imaginary cylindrical surface intersects the dome shield, the dome shield including at least one ventilation hole for reducing moisture accumulation within the dome shield.
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