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US 10,477,968 B2Granted
Interchangeable customizable hardware for pull mechanisms
AssigneeKnockout Knobs LLC
InventorsNancy Maier, Daniel Gibbons, Jeremy Broadwell
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Abstract
A pull assembly includes a base and a decorative insert which is rotatably mated to the base to allow for easy assembly and customization. The pully assembly can be formed by a process that includes the steps of: (a) forming a base by a first process; (b) receiving an image of a custom decorative insert that is intended to mate with the base to form the pull assembly; and (c) forming the custom decorative insert based on the received image and using an additive manufacturing process.
Claims16
A pull assembly comprising:
- a base having a first portion that defines a first end and a stem that defines a second end, wherein the first portion includes at least one locking slot that has an arcuate shape;
- and
- an insert that has a first face that faces outward and includes decorative indicia and a second face that faces inwards and includes at least one locking pin, the locking pin being configured to be freely received within the locking slot and is movable to a locked position and the insert is securely coupled to the base by a friction fit being formed between the insert and the base;
- wherein the at least one locking slot has a first end and an opposing second end, wherein a width of the locking slot varies along the length thereof from the first end to the second end, wherein the at least one locking pin is initially received within the second end which has an enlarged width relative to the first end and in the locked position, the at least one locking pin is disposed at or proximate to the first end of the locking slot.
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A pull assembly comprising:
- a base having a first portion that defines a first end and a stem that defines a second end, wherein the first portion includes at least one locking slot that has an arcuate shape;
- and
- an insert that has a first face that faces outward and includes decorative indicia and a second face that faces inwards and includes at least one locking pin, the locking pin being configured to be freely received within the locking slot and is movable to a locked position and the insert is securely coupled to the base by a friction fit being formed between the insert and the base;
- wherein the first portion comprises an annular shaped track that is connected to the stem by a plurality of struts that are disposed circumferentially about the stem.
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A pull assembly comprising:
- a base having a first portion that defines a first end and a stem that defines a second end, wherein the first portion includes at least one locking slot that has an arcuate shape;
- and
- an insert that has a first face that faces outward and includes decorative indicia and a second face that faces inwards and includes at least one locking pin, the locking pin being configured to be freely received within the locking slot and is movable to a locked position and the insert is securely coupled to the base by a friction fit being formed between the insert and the base;
- wherein the first portion comprises an annular shaped track that is connected to and spaced from the stem, the insert being rotatably coupled to the annular shaped track such that the insert rotates to a locked position, the annular shaped track including a recessed landing on which the insert sits and rotates, while a perimeter lip of the first portion circumferentially surrounds and is raised relative to the annular shaped track and also circumferentially surrounds the insert.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.