Restraint assembly for a tractor hood
AssigneeCaterpillar Tractor Co.
InventorAlbert Gianessi
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Abstract
A restraint assembly employed in conjunction with a resilient latch assembly for securing two adjoining elements together includes a pair of spaced walls carried by one of the elements and a pair of resilient rollers carried by the other element. The rollers are positioned within the space between the walls so that one of the rollers bears against one wall and the other roller bears against the other opposing wall to prevent relative motion between the elements.
Claims6
In a fastening arrangement for securing a first element to a second element disposed adjacent to the first element including resilient latch means carried by one of said elements and resiliently engaging with the other of said elements to prevent the elements from being moved directly apart, a restraint assembly comprising a pair of spaced walls on the first element, one of said walls being integral with the first element, the other of said walls being defined by a generally Z-shaped bracket having one end portion fixed to the first element and having the other end portion spaced from and generally parallel to the first element to define a space, a pair of resilient rollers carried by the second element and adapted to be inserted into and to span said space between said walls, one of the rollers engaging one of said walls and the other of said rollers engaging the other of said walls to restrict the elements from slidable movement relative to each other.
In a fastening arrangement for securing a first element to a second element disposed adjacent to the first element including resilient latch means carried by one of said elements and resiliently engaging with the other of said elements to prevent the elements from being moved directly apart, a restraint assembly comprising a bracket fixed to the first element having one portion spaced from and generally parallel to the first element to define a space between said portion of said bracket and the first element, and a pair of resilient rollers carried by the second element and adapted to be inserted into and span said space, one of said rollers engaging said portion of said bracket and the other of said rollers engaging the first element to restrict the elements from slidable movement relative to each other.
A fastening arrangement for securing a first element to a second element disposed adjacent the first element comprising a pair of spaced walls fixed to the first element, a pair of resilient rollers carried by the second element adapted to be inserted into the space between said spaced walls, one of said rollers engaging one of said walls and the other of said rollers engaging the other of said walls to prevent relative sliding motion between the elements, a bracket fixed to the first element having a portion extending from and generally parallel to the second element, said portion of said bracket having a slot formed therein, and a resilient latch member having an enlarged end portion and having its other end portion fixed to the second element, said latch member having an intermediate portion inserted in said slot so that said enlarged portion engages said bracket under tension to hold said rollers in the space and prevent relative motion between the elements directly away from each other.
A fastening arrangement for securing a first element to a second element disposed adjacent and generally perpendicular to the first element comprising a first bracket fixed to the first element having a portion spaced from and generally parallel to the first element, a pair of resilient rollers carried by the second element adapted to be inserted into the space between said portion of said first bracket and the first element, one of said rollers engaging the first element and the other of said rollers engaging said portion of said first bracket to prevent relative motion between the elements in a direction generally perpendicular to the first element, a second bracket fixed to the first element having a portion extending from and generally perpendicular to the first element, said portion of said second bracket having a slot formed therein, and a resilient latch member having an enlarged end portion and having its other end portion fixed to the second element, said latch member having an intermediate portion inserted in said slot so that said enlarged portion engages said second bracket under tension to hold said rollers in the space and prevent relative motion between the elements away from each other in a direction generally parallel to the first element.
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