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US 12,029,211 B2Granted
Slide lock assembly and snaring tool
OwnerKevin Bernard Shawinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a non-spring based lock mechanism, described as a lock and lever, telescoping slide assembly comprising an elongated, stationary, multi-faceted tube. Also disclosed is a snaring tool employing the non spring based lock mechanism for gripping items such as industrial pipe and other large moving items which can be ensnared. An optional locking pin mechanism can be added to the lock and lever slide assembly to avoid accidental release of the gripping means.
Claims22
A slide lock assembly comprising:
- (a) a first slide member;
- (b) an elongated member, comprising a plurality of channels positioned within the first slide member;
- (c) a second slide member telescopically mounted on the first slide member and configured to slide over the first slide member;
- (d) a release means having a first shaft, wherein a first end of the first shaft is adapted to secure an object and a second end of the first shaft is connected to the second slide member and;
- (e) an adjustable latch system, configured to releasably lock the second slide member to the first slide member, comprising a second shaft having a first end adapted to seat within at least one of the plurality of channels of the elongated member and a second end connected to the second slide member.
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A snare, comprising:
- (a) a tubular pole having a first end and a second end;
- (b) a profiled head mounted on the first end of the tubular pole;
- (c) a cable tube having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the cable tube is attached to the profiled head and the second end of the cable tube extends through the profiled head into the tubular pole so as to form a closed engageable loop;
- (d) an elongated member comprising a plurality of channels positioned within the tubular pole;
- (e) a handle telescopically mounted on the tubular pole and configured to slide over the tubular pole;
- (f) a release means having a first shaft, wherein a first end of the first shaft secures to the second end of the tube within the tubular pole, wherein a second end of the first shaft is secured to the handle, and wherein, when the second end of the first shaft is pressed, the first end of the first shaft releases the second end of the cable tube, thereby allowing a user to remove the cable tube from the tubular pole;
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- (g) an adjustable means having a second shaft, wherein a first end of the second shaft is embedded in the plurality of channels of the elongated member, wherein a second end of the second shaft is connected to the handle, and wherein, when the second end of the second shaft is pressed, the first end of the second shaft is disengaged from the elongated member, thereby allowing the handle to slide over the tubular pole to adjust the size of the closed engageable loop of the cable tube,
- and having a slide lock assembly comprising:
- (a) a first slide member;
- (b) an elongated member, comprising a plurality of channels positioned within the first slide member;
- (c) a second slide member telescopically mounted on the first slide member and configured to slide over the first slide member;
- (d) a release means having a first shaft, wherein a first end of the first shaft is adapted to secure an object and a second end of the first shaft is connected to the second slide member and;
- (e) an adjustable latch system, configured to releasably lock the second slide member to the first slide member, comprising a second shaft having a first end adapted to seat within at least one of the plurality of channels of the elongated member and a second end connected to the second slide member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.