Sheet-securing device
OwnerRichard Riego Despaininventor
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Abstract
A sheet-securing device through which a sheet is attached to a cable. The sheet-securing device includes a frame; a stopper; and a locking element interacting with the frame to secure the sheet in a locked state between the stopper and the frame of the sheet-securing device.
Claims20
A sheet-securing device arranged to connect a sheet to a cable, the sheet-securing device comprising:
- a frame comprising an inner periphery, the inner periphery defining a first aperture, a second aperture that is smaller than the first aperture, and a clearance arranged to connect the first aperture and the second aperture;
- a stopper configured to pass through the first aperture, but prevented from passing through the second aperture;
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- a locking element arranged to interact with the first aperture of the frame to prevent the stopper and the sheet from passage through the first aperture maintaining a position of the sheet between the frame and the stopper about the second aperture.
A sheet-securing device arranged to connect a sheet to a cable, the sheet-securing device comprising:
- a frame comprising an inner periphery, the inner periphery defining a first aperture, a second aperture that is smaller than the first aperture, and a clearance arranged to connect the first aperture and the second aperture;
- a stopper configured to pass through the first aperture, but prevented from passing through the second aperture;
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- a locking element arranged to interact with the first aperture of the frame to prevent the stopper and the sheet from passage through the first aperture maintaining a position of the sheet between the frame and the stopper about the second aperture, wherein the locking element is a rotatable locking element;
- a cable-attaching element comprising a constricting aperture;
- wherein the constricting aperture is formed by the inner periphery and gradually narrows in width as it extends towards an outer periphery of the sheet-securing device;
- wherein the rotatable locking element includes a disc, a handle configured for gripping and rotating the handle and the disc, and at least one notched tab extending orthogonal to the disc arranged to receive the inner periphery of the frame.
A method for securing a sheet to a cable using a frame and a locking element, the frame including an inner periphery forming an inner edge of the frame and an outer periphery forming an outer edge of the frame, the inner periphery forming a first aperture, a second aperture that is smaller than the first aperture, and a clearance connecting the first aperture and the second aperture, the method comprising the steps of:
- passing the sheet through the first aperture of the frame;
- urging the sheet through the clearance;
- collecting and arranging the sheet in a bunch in the second aperture to prevent passage through the second aperture;
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- securing the sheet in the second aperture by engaging the locking element with the first aperture of the frame to prevent the sheet from passage through the first aperture to maintain a position of the sheet about the second aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.