Laterally adjustable hooks
AssigneePhantom Snow Industries LLC
InventorJohn William Keffler
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Abstract
Laterally adjustable hooks may be used to join two or more substantially planar parts, such as two halves of a splitboard. In an embodiment, a laterally adjustable hook comprises a unitary body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a main portion and a nose portion, with the main portion comprising at least one oblong, beveled slot and the nose portion extending from an end of the main portion. A screw or wedge nut may be used to apply pressure to edges of the oblong, beveled slot, and a pair of set screws may contact and laterally secure the wedge nut.
Claims20
A laterally adjustable hook, comprising,
- a unitary body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a main portion and a nose portion extending from an end of the main portion such that the nose portion and the main portion are arranged substantially in an L-shape;
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- a rounded notch within an edge of the unitary body between the main portion and a tip of the nose portion,
- wherein the main portion comprises at least one oblong, beveled slot and at least one set screw hole aligned substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis of the at least one oblong, beveled slot.
A laterally adjustable hook system, comprising:
- a unitary body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a main portion and a nose portion extending from an end of the main portion such that the nose portion and the main portion are arranged substantially in an L-shape, and a rounded notch within an edge of the unitary body between the main portion and a tip of the nose portion, wherein the main portion comprises at least one oblong, beveled slot;
- a pair of set screw holes in the unitary body, wherein the set screw holes are aligned substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis of the at least one oblong, beveled slot;
- a wedge nut for applying pressure to edges of the oblong, beveled slot;
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- a pair of set screws for contacting and laterally securing the wedge nut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.