Camming clamping device and method for adjusting a wire element of a camming clamping device
AssigneeZedel
InventorsPierre Plaze, Aurélie Bergez
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Abstract
A camming clamping device comprises a head with a cam installed swivelling around a pivot shaft between retracted and extended positions. An annular end is mechanically coupled to the head. A rod of variable length connects the head with an annular end designed to receive a carabiner. A wire element made from textile material passes through the rod to connect the head and the annular end. A trigger is installed slidingly to selectively engage the retracted position of the cam. An adjustment device of the length of the rod defines at least a distance between the head and the annular end that is greater than a threshold distance to stretch the wire element and compress the rod in the first direction.
Claims9
Camming clamping device comprising:
- a head;
- at least one pivot shaft fixed to the head;
- at least one cam coupled to the head and installed movable swivelling around the at least one pivot shaft, the at least one cam being movable between a retracted position and an extended position;
- a spring coupled to the at least one cam to bias the at least one cam to the extended position;
- an annular end mechanically coupled to the head, the annular end being designed to receive a connecting part;
- at least one wire element continuously connecting the head and the annular end, the at least one wire element extending in a first direction and passing through a rod;
- the rod extending from the head to the annular end in the first direction, the rod having a first end fixed to the head and a second end totally or partially defining the annular end, wherein the rod is of adjustable length to apply a tractive force to the at least one wire element from the head to the annular end, the rod has at least a proximal part and a distal part, the distal part being arranged movable with respect to the proximal part to adjust the length of the rod;
- an actuating system configured to selectively engage the retracted position of the at least one cam, the actuating system having a trigger installed slidingly along the first direction;
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- at least one clamp is configured to block the rod at a required length by blocking a position of the distal part with respect to the proximal part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.