Fastener assembly
AssigneeBurndy Corporation
InventorRobert V. DeFrance
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Abstract
Conductor spacer assemblies are disclosed that can be easily and rapidly clamped to parallel electrical conductors suspended between supports, and that can be easily and rapidly secured together with an automatically actuated fastener assembly. The conductor spacer assembly includes an upper spacer body that is coupled to a lower spacer body and an automatically actuated fastener assembly that facilitates quick and safe installation of the conductor spacer assemblies.
Claims23
A fastener assembly used to couple objects together, the fastening assembly comprising:
- a fastener having a cavity;
- a biasing member movably positioned within the cavity;
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- a wedge pin movably positioned at least partially within the cavity adjacent the biasing member;
- wherein the biasing member and the at least a portion of the wedge pin are maintained within the cavity by a shoulder at a distal end of the fastener.
A fastener assembly used to couple objects together, the fastening assembly comprising:
- a threaded bolt having a cavity;
- a compression spring positioned within the cavity;
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- a wedge pin movably positioned at least partially within the cavity adjacent the compression spring, the compression spring and the at least a portion of the wedge pin being maintained within the cavity by a shoulder at a distal end portion of the threaded bolt.
A fastener assembly used to couple objects together, the fastening assembly comprising:
- a fastener having shaft with a proximal end portion, a distal end portion and a cavity in the shaft extending from the distal end portion toward the proximal end portion;
- a biasing member movably positioned within the cavity;
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- a wedge pin having a shaft, a tapered tip at a distal end of the wedge pin shaft and a barrel at a proximal end of the wedge pin shaft, the wedge pin being movably positioned at least partially within the cavity adjacent the biasing member and such that the biasing member normally biases the tapered tip of the wedge pin in a direction away from the distal end portion of the fastener shaft;
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- wherein the biasing member and at least the barrel of the wedge pin are maintained within the cavity by a shoulder at a distal end of the fastener.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.