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US 12,320,456 B2Granted
Coupling device and a method of using a coupling device
OwnerGlenn Browninventor
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Abstract
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for a coupling device. In an aspect, a coupling device is configured with at least one fastener for compressing and also opening the coupling and a pushing bolt configured to apply an unlocking force on an object to be coupled by the coupling device. In another aspect, a method for engaging or disengaging a coupling device is disclosed. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.
Claims20
A coupling comprising:
- a first coupling section;
- a second coupling section, the first and second coupling sections forming an aperture, wherein the aperture includes a threaded portion;
- a threaded bore formed in and extending through the second coupling section into the threaded portion of the aperture;
- a pushing bolt configured to:
- engage the threaded bore of the second coupling section;
- and
- extend through the threaded bore and into the threaded portion of the aperture formed by the first and second coupling sections such that, when an object is positioned inside the aperture, the pushing bolt applies a pushing force to the object that pushes the second coupling section away from the object;
- a first fastener configured to:
- engage a second threaded bore formed in the first coupling section or the second coupling section;
- and
- move the first coupling section and the second coupling section towards each other when a closing force is applied to the first fastener,
- wherein the first fastener includes a jack screw;
- and
- a second fastener, wherein the second fastener includes a hinge, a latch, or a jack screw.
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A coupling comprising:
- a first coupling section;
- a second coupling section, the first and second coupling sections forming an aperture, wherein the aperture includes a threaded portion;
- a threaded bore formed in and extending through the second coupling section into the threaded portion of the aperture;
- and
- a pushing bolt configured to:
- engage the threaded bore of the second coupling section;
- and
- extend through the threaded bore and into the threaded portion of the aperture formed by the first and second coupling sections such that, when an object is positioned inside the aperture, the pushing bolt applies a pushing force to the object that pushes the second coupling section away from the object;
- wherein:
- a longitudinal axis of the threaded bore is parallel with a longitudinal axis of a second threaded bore of the second coupling section, and
- the first coupling section includes:
- a third threaded bore formed in and extending through the first coupling section into the aperture;
- and
- a fourth threaded bore.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.