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US 2010/0269310 A1Published application
Quick Detach Shackle
AssigneeSimpson Performance Products, Inc.
InventorsMark A. Stiles, Anna Marie Frey, Steve Drabant
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Abstract
A shackle is provided that is fixedly mounted to a surface. The shackle can have a body, a hasp, and a locking pin. The body can define at least one mounting bore that is configured for mounting the shackle to the surface. The proximal end of the hasp is configured to rotate relative to the body and the distal end of the hasp is configured to selectively engage the locking pin, such that an enclosed area is defined. A tethering device can be attached to the shackle via cooperative engagement with the selectively enclosed area.
Claims20
A shackle for a helmet having a mounting surface comprising:
- a body having a front surface, an opposing rear surface, a upper edge surface, an opposing lower edge surface, wherein the body defines a body locking pin bore extending from the upper edge surface to the lower edge surface, wherein the body defines at least one mounting bore extending from the front surface to the rear surface substantially transverse to the body locking pin bore, and wherein the body defines a recess extending from the lower edge surface towards the upper edge surface;
- a locking pin configured for selective axial movement therein the body locking pin bore;
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- a hasp having a distal end defining a hasp locking pin bore and comprising a shoulder member positioned at a proximal end of the hasp, wherein in a closed position, at least a portion of a proximal end of the locking pin extends from the body and through at least a portion of the hasp locking pin bore and at least a portion of the shoulder member of the hasp extends into the recess of the body,
- wherein the at least one mounting bore is positioned therebetween the body locking pin bore and the hasp when the hasp is in the closed position.
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A method for attaching a tethering device to a mounting surface, which comprises the steps of:
- providing a shackle comprising:
- a body having a front surface, an opposing rear surface, a upper edge surface, an opposing lower edge surface, wherein the body defines a body locking pin bore extending from the upper edge surface to the lower edge surface, wherein the body defines at least one mounting bore extending from the front surface to the rear surface substantially transverse to the body locking pin bore, and wherein the body defines a recess extending from the lower edge surface towards the upper edge surface;
- a locking pin configured for selective axial movement therein the body locking pin bore;
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- a hasp having a distal end defining a hasp locking pin bore and comprising a shoulder member positioned at a proximal end of the hasp, wherein in a closed position, at least a portion of a proximal end of the locking pin extends from the body and through at least a portion of the hasp locking pin bore and at least a portion of the shoulder member of the hasp extends into the recess of the body,
- wherein the at least one mounting bore is positioned therebetween the body locking pin bore and the hasp when the hasp is in the closed position;
- mounting the shackle to the mounting surface;
- and
- selectively attaching a tethering device to the shackle.
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A shackle for a helmet having a mounting surface comprising:
- a body having a front surface, an opposing rear surface, a upper edge surface, an opposing lower edge surface, wherein the body defines a body locking pin bore extending from the upper edge surface to the lower edge surface, wherein the body defines a body rotation pin bore extending from the front surface to the rear surface, wherein the body defines a mounting bore extending from the front surface to the rear surface, and wherein the body rotation pin bore and the body mounting bore are co-axially aligned;
- a locking pin configured for selective axial movement therein the body locking pin bore;
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- a hasp rotatably attached to the body and defining a hasp locking pin bore wherein the hasp is selectively rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the hasp locking pin bore, and wherein the hasp is selectively rotatable between a closed position, in which portions of the body and the hasp define an enclosed area, and an open position, in which portions of the body and the hasp form an unenclosed area, wherein in the closed position, at least a portion of a proximal end of the locking pin extends from the body and through at least a portion of the hasp locking pin bore,
- wherein the shackle is configured to be mounted to the mounting surface of the helmet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.