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US 12,539,594 B2Granted
Ergonomic quick release plastic disposable base for medical instruments
AssigneeECA Medical Instruments
InventorsMichael J. Milella, Jr., Sarah Elizabeth Schaake
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Abstract
The disclosure includes a connection method to connect a shaft to a body. The body and movable latch may be an integral single molded plastic part connected by a flexible. In operation actuating the movable latch to raise or lower a latching beak within a corresponding open guide in the plastic body. A shaft into a shaft guide in the body which intersects the beak guide to temporarily latching the shaft to the body via a mounting fixture the shaft with the beak; and, wherein the body has a face end and a tail end.
Claims19
A connection method to connect a shaft to a body, the method comprising:
- forming a plastic movable latch as a single element with said body from a material, said plastic movable latch comprising:
- an inactive region;
- an active region;
- a flexible hinge portion connected to said body and forming a fulcrum between said inactive region and said active region, said flexible hinge portion configured to degrade with usage;
- and
- a latching beak formed between said inactive region and said body, operatively connected to said active region by said flexible hinge portion;
- actuating said plastic movable latch to raise or lower said latching beak within a corresponding beak guide in the body;
- inserting said shaft into a shaft guide formed longitudinally through a portion of said body, wherein said shaft guide intersects perpendicularly with said beak guide;
- latching said shaft to said body via a mounting fixture in the shaft with said latching beak;
- wherein said body has a face end and a tail end, and
- is solid from said tail end to said portion of said body.
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A quick release connection comprising:
- a body formed from a material with a face end and a tail end;
- an interface opening at said face end collinear with a shaft guide formed longitudinally through a portion of said body and configured to accept a shaft;
- a beak guide with an open top and an open bottom generally perpendicular to said shaft guide and intersecting said shaft guide;
- a plastic movable latch integrally formed as a single element from said material as part of said body, said plastic movable latch comprising:
- an inactive region;
- an active region;
- a flexible hinge portion connected to said body and forming a fulcrum between said inactive region and said active region, said flexible hinge portion configured to degrade with usage;
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- a latching beak formed between said inactive region and said body and operatively connected to said active region by said flexible hinge portion;
- wherein said latching beak is configured to connect with a corresponding mounting fixture on said shaft;
- and
- wherein said body is solid from said portion of said body to said tail end.
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An ergonomic quick release system comprising:
- a shaft with a distal end having a mounting fixture and a proximal end;
- and
- a plastic molded handle with a front half section and a solid back half section, said front half section comprising:
- a face end with an interface;
- a shaft guide formed longitudinally through a portion of said handle and collinear with the interface configured to accept said proximal end of said shaft;
- a beak guide formed from said plastic of said front half and integral therewith;
- said beak guide having an open top and an open bottom generally perpendicular to said shaft guide and intersecting said shaft guide;
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- a plastic movable latch integrally formed with a body, said plastic movable latch comprising:
- an inactive region;
- an active region;
- a flexible hinge portion configured to degrade with usage, said flexible hinge portion connected to said body and forming a fulcrum between said inactive region and said active region;
- and
- a latching beak formed between said inactive region and said body and operatively connected to said active region by said flexible hinge portion;
- and
- wherein said latching beak is configured to latch with said mounting fixture by passing through said beak guide;
- and
- wherein pressing on said plastic movable latch lifts said latching beak out of said mounting fixture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.