Connector for elongate support member
AssigneeL&W Industries, LLC
InventorsFrank S. CARTER, JR., Darius WINSLOW
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Abstract
A connector is provided for connecting an elongate support member to a mount. The connector includes a collet assembly including a collet having an opening configured to receive the elongate support member therein. The collet includes a tapered outer profile. The collet assembly includes a collet sleeve extending around the collet. The collet sleeve is configured to move along a length of the collet such that engagement between the collet sleeve and the tapered outer profile of the collet compresses the collet radially inward. The collet sleeve includes a mounting provision configured to be releasably joined to the mount using a mechanical fastener.
Claims20
A connector for connecting an elongate support member to a mount, the connector comprising:
- a collet assembly comprising a collet having an opening configured to receive the elongate support member therein, the collet comprising a tapered outer profile, the collet assembly comprising a collet sleeve extending around the collet, the collet sleeve being configured to move along a length of the collet such that engagement between the collet sleeve and the tapered outer profile of the collet compresses the collet radially inward, the collet sleeve comprising a mounting provision configured to be releasably joined to the mount using a mechanical fastener.
A connector for connecting an elongate support member to a mount, the connector comprising:
- a collet assembly comprising a collet having an opening configured to receive the elongate support member therein, the collet comprising a tapered outer profile, the collet assembly comprising a collet sleeve extending around the collet, the collet sleeve being configured to move along a length of the collet such that engagement between the collet sleeve and the tapered outer profile of the collet compresses the collet radially inward, the collet sleeve comprising a mounting provision configured to be joined to the mount, wherein the collet sleeve comprises first and second collet sleeve plates joined together.
A method for connecting an elongate support member to a mount, the method comprising:
- installing a collet assembly including a collet and a collet sleeve to the elongate support member such that the elongate support member is received into an opening of the collet and such that the collet sleeve extends around a tapered outer profile of the collet;
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- releasably joining a mounting provision of the collet sleeve to the mount using a mechanical fastener.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.