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US 2004/0175229 A1Published application
Spring holding connectors
OwnerPete Balsellsinventor
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Abstract
A spring holding connector includes a housing having a bore therethrough and a shaft rotatably and slidably received in the bore, a circular groove is in one of said bore and shaft and a circular spring disposed in the groove for slidably holding said shaft within the bore. The groove is sized and shaped for controlling, in combination with a spring configuration, shaft mobility within the bore.
Claims24
A spring holding connector comprising:
- a housing having a bore therethrough;
- a shaft rotatably and slidably received in said bore;
- a circular groove formed in one of said bore and shaft;
- a circular spring disposed in said groove for slidably holding said shaft within said bore;
- said groove being sized and shaped for controlling, in combination with a spring configuration, shaft mobility within said bore.
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