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US 11,633,018 B2Granted
Latching system for a rotary closure
AssigneePride Manufacturing Company, LLC
InventorsJohn Robert Burt, Lee Paul Shuttleworth
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Abstract
A latching system used for a rotary closure of a shoe.
Claims10
A rotary closure, comprising:
- a plurality of components, the plurality of components defining a plurality of respective keyways, wherein the plurality of components comprises a distal-most component, wherein the distal-most component defines a distal-most keyway of the plurality of respective keyways;
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- a turnkey element having an axial portion terminating in a tab;
- wherein the distal-most keyway comprises:
- a lateral keyway portion in communication with the distal-most keyway;
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- a ramp, wherein the ramp defines a raised edge terminating in a pocket;
- wherein the turnkey element is disposed through the plurality of respective keyways of the plurality of components such that the tab extends outwardly from the distal-most keyway and is engaged within the pocket to place the turnkey element in a latched position relative to the plurality of components.
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A method for assembling a rotary closure, comprising:
- assembling a plurality of components of a rotary closure, the assembled plurality of components defining a plurality of axially aligned keyways, wherein the plurality of components comprises a distal-most component, wherein the distal most component defines a distal-most keyway of the plurality of axially aligned keyways;
- inserting a turnkey element having a tab through the plurality of aligned keyways such that the tab extends through a lateral keyway portion of the distal-most keyway;
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- rotating the turnkey element such that the tab is guided over a raised edge of a ramp of the distal-most keyway and becomes seated within a pocket of the distal-most keyway in a snap-fit engagement, wherein the pocket is configured to prevent disengagement of the tab without manual intervention.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.