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US 12,687,192 B2Granted
Locking plate for a fastener arrangement
AssigneeDodge Industrial, Inc.
InventorsMichael Dunn, Todd Reid
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Abstract
A locking plate for a locking arrangement includes a body that is defined by a first planar surface and a second planar surface that is opposite the first planar surface. The body has an arcuate shape that extends from a first lateral end to a second lateral end and extends from a radially inward facing edge to a radially outward facing edge. A single elongated curved opening extends through the body from the first planar surface to the second planar surface and extends an intermediate arc length in the body. An anti-rotation feature extends radially inward from the radially inward facing edge. The body has an anti-tilt lobe located proximate one or more of the first lateral end and the second lateral end.
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A locking plate for a locking arrangement, the locking plate comprising:
- a body defined by a first planar surface and a second planar surface opposite the first planar surface, the body having an arcuate shape having a radially inward facing edge, a radially outward facing edge, a first lateral facing edge, and a second lateral facing edge;
- a single elongated curved opening extending through the body from the first planar surface to the second planar surface and extending an intermediate arc length in the body;
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- an anti-rotation feature extending radially inward from the radially inward facing edge, wherein the body has an anti-tilt lobe located proximate at at least one of a first lateral end and a second lateral end, and
- wherein the radially inward facing edge has an inner arc length and the radially outward facing edge has an outer arc length, the outer arc length being of a lesser magnitude than that of the inner arc length.
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A locking plate for a locking arrangement, the locking plate comprising:
- a body defined by a first planar surface and a second planar surface opposite the first planar surface, the body having an arcuate shape having a radially inward facing edge, a radially outward facing edge, a first lateral facing edge, and a second lateral facing edge, wherein the radially inward facing edge has an inner arc length and the radially outward facing edge has an outer arc length, the outer arc length being of a lesser magnitude than that of the inner arc length;
- a single elongated curved opening extending through the body from the first planar surface to the second planar surface and extending an intermediate arc length in the body;
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- an anti-rotation feature extending radially inward from the radially inward facing edge,
- wherein the body has an anti-tilt lobe located proximate at at least one of a first lateral end and a second lateral end, the first lateral end being between the first lateral facing edge and the radially inward facing edge, the second lateral end being between the second lateral facing edge and the radially inward facing edge.
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A locking plate for a locking arrangement, the locking plate comprising:
- a body defined by a first planar surface and a second planar surface opposite the first planar surface, the body having an arcuate shape having a radially inward facing edge, a radially outward facing edge, a first lateral facing edge, and a second lateral facing edge;
- a single elongated curved opening extending through the body from the first planar surface to the second planar surface and extending an intermediate arc length in the body, the single elongated curved opening terminating in a first semicircle contour which has a first center point and terminates in a second semicircle contour which has a second center point;
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- an anti-rotation feature extending radially inward from the radially inward facing edge,
- wherein the body has an anti-tilt lobe located proximate at at least one of a first lateral end and a second lateral end, the first lateral end being between the first lateral facing edge and the radially inward facing edge, the second lateral end being between the second lateral facing edge and the radially inward facing edge.
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A locking plate for a locking arrangement, the locking plate comprising:
- a body defined by a first planar surface and a second planar surface opposite the first planar surface, the body having an arcuate shape having a radially inward facing edge, a radially outward facing edge, a first lateral facing edge, and a second lateral facing edge;
- a single elongated curved opening extending through the body from the first planar surface to the second planar surface and extending an intermediate arc length in the body;
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- an anti-rotation feature extending radially inward from the radially inward facing edge,
- wherein the body has an anti-tilt lobe located proximate at at least one of a first lateral end and a second lateral end,
- wherein the first lateral end is between the first lateral facing edge and the radially inward facing edge and the second lateral end is between the second lateral facing edge and the radially inward facing edge,
- wherein the intermediate arc length shares a common center point with an inner arc length of the radially inward facing edge and an outer arc length of the radially outward facing edge, and
- wherein the intermediate arc length of the elongated curved opening spans an angle of about 25 degrees to about 35 degrees.
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A locking plate for a locking arrangement, the locking plate comprising:
- a body defined by a first planar surface and a second planar surface opposite the first planar surface, the body having an arcuate shape having a radially inward facing edge, a radially outward facing edge, a first lateral facing edge, and a second lateral facing edge;
- a single elongated curved opening extending through the body from the first planar surface to the second planar surface and extending an intermediate arc length in the body;
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- an anti-rotation feature extending radially inward from the radially inward facing edge,
- wherein the body has an anti-tilt lobe located proximate at at least one of a first lateral end and a second lateral end,
- wherein the first lateral end is between the first lateral facing edge and the radially inward facing edge and the second lateral end is between the second lateral facing edge and the radially inward facing edge,
- wherein the intermediate arc length shares a common center point with an inner arc length of the radially inward facing edge and an outer arc length of the radially outward facing edge, and
- wherein the radially inward facing edge has an inner arc length from the first lateral end to the second lateral end that spans an angle of about 75 degrees to about 95 degrees.
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A locking plate for a locking arrangement, the locking plate comprising:
- a body defined by a first planar surface and a second planar surface opposite the first planar surface, the body having an arcuate shape having a radially inward facing edge, a radially outward facing edge, a first lateral facing edge, and a second lateral facing edge;
- a single elongated curved opening extending through the body from the first planar surface to the second planar surface and extending an intermediate arc length in the body;
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- an anti-rotation feature extending radially inward from the radially inward facing edge,
- wherein the body has an anti-tilt lobe located proximate at at least one of a first lateral end and a second lateral end,
- wherein the first lateral end is between the first lateral facing edge and the radially inward facing edge and the second lateral end is between the second lateral facing edge and the radially inward facing edge,
- wherein the intermediate arc length shares a common center point with an inner arc length of the radially inward facing edge and an outer arc length of the radially outward facing edge, and
- wherein the radially outward facing edge has an outer arc length from a first outer end to a second outer end that spans an angle of about 25 degrees to about 35 degrees, wherein the first outer end is at an intersection of the first lateral facing edge and the radially outward facing edge and the second outer end is at an intersection of the second lateral facing edge and the radially outward facing edge.
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