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US 2010/0269314 A1Published application
Attachment shackle with lockable rotating ferrule
AssigneeZedel
InventorsPaul PETZL, Jean-Marc HÉDÉ
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Abstract
Attachment shackle comprising a body in the form of an open ring having threaded first and second end-parts arranged facing one another at the opposite ends, and a tubular rotary ferrule fitted with screwing on the second end-part to close or open the space separating the two end-parts. A lock is arranged at the rear of the first end-part and is designed to engage in a notch of the ferrule to perform locking in the closed position. Unlocking is performed by a manual releasing action of the lock allowing movement of the rotary ferrule to the open position.
Claims7
An attachment shackle comprising:
- a body in the form of an open ring having threaded first and second end-parts arranged facing one another at the opposite ends,
- and a tubular rotating ferrule fitted with screwing on the second end-part between a closed position and an open position to respectively close or open the space separating the two end-pads,
- wherein:
- a lock is housed in a recess of the body at the rear of the threaded first end-part, the lock being biased to the locked position by a spring,
- the peripheral end of the ferrule comprises a notch in which the lock engages automatically at the end of screwing travel, unlocking being performed by a manual releasing action of the lock allowing the rotary ferrule to be unscrewed to the open position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.