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US 11,758,982 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.
Claims6
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;
- and
- a turnkey element having an axial portion terminating in a first tab and a second tab;
- wherein the distal-most keyway comprises a clip recess configured for engagement with a clip, wherein the clip defines a slot;
- and
- wherein the turnkey element extends through the plurality of respective keyways of the plurality of components and the slot of the clip such that the first tab and the second tab extend outwardly from the distal-most keyway
- wherein the turnkey element is comprised of a metallic material such that a first lateral extension and a second lateral extension of the clip are flexed laterally outward such that the clip is further retained within the clip recess as the first tab and the second tab of the turnkey element ride over the clip and become engaged over the clip.
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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;
- and
- a turnkey element having an axial portion terminating in a first tab and a second tab;
- wherein the distal-most keyway comprises a clip recess configured for engagement with a clip, wherein the clip defines a slot;
- and
- wherein the turnkey element extends through the plurality of respective keyways of the plurality of components and the slot of the clip such that the first tab and the second tab extend outwardly from the distal-most keyway
- wherein the distal-most component comprises a housing and the other plurality of components comprises:
- a dial engaged to the housing, wherein the dial comprises a dial keyway;
- a snap spring assembly disposed within the housing, wherein the snap spring assembly comprises a snap spring keyway;
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- a spool in operative engagement with the snap spring assembly, wherein the spool comprises a spool keyway;
- wherein assembly of the dial, the snap spring assembly, the spool, and the housing in the latched position axially align the plurality of respective keyways;
- wherein the axial portion of the turnkey is inserted through the plurality of axially aligned keyways such that the first tab and the second tab extend beyond the distal-most keyway.
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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;
- engaging a clip within a clip recess, wherein the clip recess is defined by the distal-most keyway;
- inserting a turnkey element having a first tab and a second tab through the plurality of aligned keyways such that the first tab and the second tab extends through the distal-most keyway and a slot of the clip;
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- rotating the turnkey element such that the first tab and the second tab are guided over the clip of the distal-most keyway and become seated over the clip, wherein the clip is configured to prevent disengagement of the first tab and the second tab without manual intervention;
- engaging a cover element with the turnkey element, wherein the cover element includes one or more recesses configured for engagement with a tool, wherein rotation of the cover element rotates the turnkey element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.