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US 2018/0079051 A1Published application
Latching mechanism using deployable arms
OwnerMarjan Majcen, Beverly Majcen +1inventors
InventorsMarjan Majcen, Beverly Majcen, Robert Vreznik
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Abstract
A latching mechanism for a tool spindle or mandrel that latches by pivotally extending a plurality of tensioned arms from a tensioned seated state to a tensioned locked state through rotation of a lock ring pivotally deploying the arms from their nested seated state into a blade engaging position of a larger radius than the radius of the lock ring with the arms in their nested position.
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A latching mechanism for mounting tools onto a spindle or mandrel, comprising:
- a substantially cylindrical housing having a flange as a housing base with said housing having fastener mounting means for attaching said housing to a spindle;
- a tool lock having bore mounting means for attaching said tool lock onto said housing with said tool lock having a plurality of deployable tensioned pivotal arms provided as latching means for holding a tool attachment between said flange and said deployable tensioned pivotal arms of said tool lock;
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- a pivotal arm tensioning member holding said deployable tensioned pivotal arms in a tool lock subjacent position and returning said deployable tensioned pivotal arms from a deployed position to said subjacent position.
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A latching system for mounting tools onto a spindle or mandrel, comprising:
- a spindle mount member having threaded bore, spindle mount flange and cylindrical body having a cavity receiving a fastener;
- a substantially cylindrical housing having a flange as housing base with said housing having a bore for mounting onto said spindle mount member and an exterior wall fastener extendable into the spindle mount cavity;
- a tool lock having bore mounting means for attachment onto said housing with said tool lock having a plurality of deployable pivotal arms provided as latching means for holding a tool between said flange of said housing and said deployable pivotal arms of said tool lock;
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- a pivotal arm tensioning member holding said deployable pivotal arms in a tool lock subjacent position and returning said deployable pivotal arms from a deployed position to said subjacent position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.