US 2017/0284436 A1Published application

Swiveling taper lock connector

OwnerJoseph T. McFaddeninventor

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Abstract

A connector includes a first housing having a bore hole terminating in a machine taper tunnel, a tapered hole, and a slot extending through the first housing across its bore hole to its tapered hole. Similarly, a second housing has a bore hole, a tapered hole, and a slot extending through the second housing across its bore hole to its tapered hole. A rod disposed in the first and second housings' bore holes extends across the slots. The rod terminates at first and second ends with the second end being coupled to the second housing. The rod has a machine taper coupled thereto between its first and second ends for engagement with the machine taper tunnel. A lever, pivotally coupled to the rod's first end, can simultaneously cause the rod's machine taper to move relative to the machine taper tunnel and cause the width of the slots to change.

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Dependent claims

A connector, comprising:

a first housing having a first bore hole extending through said first housing and terminating in a machine taper tunnel, a first tapered hole extending through said first housing, and a first slot extending through said first housing across said first bore hole to said first tapered hole;
a second housing having a second bore hole extending through said second housing, a second tapered hole extending through said second housing, and a second slot extending through said second housing across said second bore hole to said second tapered hole;
a rod disposed in said first bore hole and said second bore hole, said rod extending across said first slot and said second slot, said rod terminating at a first end and a second end, said second end being coupled to said second housing, said rod having a machine taper coupled thereto between said first end and said second end for engagement with said machine taper tunnel;
and
a lever pivotally coupled to said first end of said rod, wherein a pivoting movement of said lever simultaneously causes said machine taper to move relative to said machine taper tunnel, a change in width of said first slot, and a change in width of said second slot.

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A connector, comprising:

a first housing having a first bore hole extending through said first housing and terminating in a machine taper tunnel, a first tapered hole extending through said first housing, and a first slot extending through said first housing across said first bore hole to said first tapered hole;
said first bore hole having a first longitudinal axis;
a second housing having a second bore hole extending through said second housing, a second tapered hole extending through said second housing, and a second slot extending through said second housing across said second bore hole to said second tapered hole;
said second bore hole having a second longitudinal axis;
a rod disposed in said first bore hole and said second bore hole wherein said first longitudinal axis is aligned with said second longitudinal axis, said rod extending across said first slot and said second slot, said rod terminating at a first end and a second end, said second end being rigidly coupled to said second housing, said rod having a machine taper coupled thereto between said first end and said second end for engagement with said machine taper tunnel in said first housing;
and
a lever pivotally coupled to said first end of said rod, wherein a pivoting movement of said lever causes said machine taper to move relative to said machine taper tunnel.

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A connector, comprising:

a first housing having a first bore hole extending through said first housing and terminating in a machine taper tunnel, a first tapered hole extending through said first housing, and a first slot extending through said first housing across said first bore hole to said first tapered hole;
said first bore hole having a first longitudinal axis;
a second housing having a second bore hole extending through said second housing, a second tapered hole extending through said second housing, and a second slot extending through said second housing across said second bore hole to said second tapered hole;
said second bore hole having a second longitudinal axis;
a rod disposed in said first bore hole and said second bore hole wherein said first longitudinal axis is aligned with said second longitudinal axis, said rod extending across said first slot and said second slot, said rod terminating at a first end after said rod crosses said first slot, said rod terminating in a second end after said rod crosses said second slot, said second end being rigidly coupled to said second housing, said rod having a machine taper coupled thereto between said first end and said second end for engagement with said machine taper tunnel in said first housing;
and
a lever pivotally coupled to said first end of said rod, wherein a pivoting movement of said lever causes said machine taper to move relative to said machine taper tunnel.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/475,966Filed 31 Mar 2017
Priority: 5 Apr 2016
Published: 5 Oct 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

F16B 5/0225
The position of the plates to be connected being adjustable: allowing for adjustment parallel to the plane of the plates
A61B 90/14
For stereotaxic surgery, e.g. frame-based stereotaxis: fixators for body parts, e.g. skull clamps; Constructional details of fixators, e.g. pins
F16B 2/185
Using cams, levers, eccentrics, or toggles: using levers
F16B 39/02
Locking of screws, bolts or nuts: in which the locking takes place after screwing down

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Application62/318,278Us provisional application · filed 5 Apr 2016
US 9,829,019 B2Related patent
US 2017/0284436 A1This patent

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