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US 2003/0194287 A1Published application
Clamp load indicator device for fasteners
OwnerDavid C. Hagemaninventor
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Abstract
A clamp load indicating device (10) for fasteners is made from two flat washers (12) and a tubular crush element (18) mounted between the flat washers. A ring gauge member (14) is interposed between the washers and about the tubular crush element. The camp indicator device is mounted about the shaft (34) of a fastener and when sufficient clamp load is exerted thereon, the crush element crushes to allow the flat washers to engage with the ring gauge member and rotatably affix it with the washers.
Claims17
A clamp load indicating device for fasteners, said device characterized by:
- two coaxial washers members being normally spaced apart, with a common axis passing through central apertures of said washer members;
- a co-axially mounted tubular crush element connecting the two coaxial washer members together;
- a ring gauge member normally rotatably mounted between the two coaxial washer members and about the tubular crush element;
- said ring gauge member engaging both of said coaxial washer members and becoming rotatably fixed with said washers upon a predetermined amount of movement of said coaxial washers toward each other as said tubular crush element is crushed by said predetermined amount.
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A clamp load indicating washer device characterized by:
- a ring gauge member normally rotatably mounted between two co-axially mounted washer members connected to each other about a common axis that define a space wherein said ring gauge member is normally rotatably seated;
- said washer members having opposing face bearing surfaces with at least one normally spaced from said ring gauge member;
- and movable upon a predetermined clamping pressure exerted onto said washers to engage opposite faces of said ring gauge member;
- said ring gauge member having an outer surface constructed to be engagable to a lever tool of predetermined length;
- said lever tool engagable with said ring gauge member for exerting a torque force about said common axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.