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US 12,550,907 B2Granted
Hub converter
AssigneeMatteo Industrial Products LLC
InventorsMichael Poston, William K Wood, Ellis Clif Haislip, Harry A. Batty, III, Meir Toshav
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Abstract
Hub adaptor to convert an existing hub (i.e., old fashioned finger plate assembly, a single plate assembly) which requires each individual finger to be pulled in physically by either pliers or finger pullers, to one compatible with a modern quick change finger system, or other two-plate systems.
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A hub adaptor 100 to convert an existing hub to one compatible with a modern, quick change finger system comprising:
- a body 101 with a proximal end 102, a distal end 104, and an outer surface 110;
- a channel 106 located at the proximal end 102, the channel being formed between a first protrusion 115 and a second protrusion 120;
- the first protrusion 115 emanating out from the proximal end and having an inner surface 116 defining a first side of the channel 106, and having an outer surface 117, a top surface 118, and a bottom surface 119;
- the second protrusion 120 emanating out from the proximal end on the opposite side of the first protrusion 115 and having an inner surface 121 defining a second side of the channel 106, and having an outer surface 122, a top surface 123, and a bottom surface 124;
- a lumen 108 located in the center of the channel 106 and travelling through the hub adaptor 100;
- a first chamfer 125 located beneath the first protrusion 115, the top of the first chamfer being defined by the bottom surface 119 of the first protrusion 115;
- a second chamfer 128 located beneath the second protrusion 120, the top of the second chamfer being defined by the bottom surface 124 of the second protrusion 120;
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- a slot 112 located on the outer surface 110 of the body 101 of the hub adaptor 100.
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A hub adaptor 100 to convert an existing hub to one compatible with a modern, quick change finger system comprising:
- a body 101 with a proximal end 102, a distal end 104, and an outer surface 110;
- a channel 106 located at the proximal end 102, the channel being formed between a first protrusion 115 and a second protrusion 120;
- a lumen 108 located in the center of the channel 106 and travelling through the hub adaptor 100;
- a first chamfer 125 located beneath the first protrusion 115, the top of the first chamfer being defined by the bottom surface 119 of the first protrusion 115;
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- a second chamfer 128 located beneath the second protrusion 120, the top of the second chamfer being defined by the bottom surface 124 of the second protrusion 120.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.