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US 12,486,864 B2Granted
Coupling link assembly
OwnerTimothy Bottgerinventor
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Abstract
A coupling link includes a substantially C-shaped rigid core structural member, an overmold of a plastic material that substantially follows the contour of the rigid core structural member and provides an additional thickness thereto, and a gate member configured to shift between open and closed configurations, wherein in the closed configuration, a closed loop is formed in the coupling link.
Claims12
A coupling link assembly, comprising:
- a rigid, substantially C-shaped structural member formed of a metal or metal alloy, said rigid, substantially C-shaped structural member being a generally planar metal or metal alloy plate lying substantially in a plane and defining a perimeter shape of the coupling link, and comprising:
- an upper arm portion having an upper terminus;
- a lower arm portion having a lower terminus;
- and
- a spine portion between said upper arm portion and said lower arm portion;
- a gate connected to said upper terminus, moveable between an open position and a closed position with respect to said lower terminus;
- and
- an overmold of a rigid plastic material molded around and following a contour of said rigid, substantially C-shaped structural member;
- wherein a portion of said rigid, substantially C-shaped structural member remains exposed through the overmold along an inner surface of the coupling link assembly between said upper arm portion and said lower arm portion;
- and
- wherein said rigid, substantially C-shaped structural member includes a plurality of through-apertures distributed along a length of said rigid, substantially C-shaped structural member through which the overmolded material extends.
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