Cord locks or the like resistant to tampering
OwnerOgden W. Bodeninventor
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Abstract
A device for locking one or more cords or other flexible elements against longitudinal movement, and including two members interconnected for relative pivotal movement between locking and released positions, with one of the members having a portion which is slightly laterally deflectible upon assembly of the device to permit movement of a pivot lug into a pivot recess to form the pivotal connection between the members, and with the other member having an interlocking projection which in the locking relative position of the members blocks lateral movement of the deflectible portion of the first member to prevent disassembly of the parts in that locking position.
Claims23
A device for gripping an elongated flexible element comprising:
- a first member;
- and
- a second member pivotally movable relative to the first member between locking and released positions and acting in said locking position to prevent relative longitudinal movement of said element and in said released position to permit such relative longitudinal movement;
- said first and second members having interfitting pivotal connector portions one forming a pivot lug and the other forming a recess pivotally receiving said lug to interconnect the members for said relative pivotal movement;
- one of said connector portions being deflectible laterally in a direction away from the other during assembly of the device to pass said lug into said recess;
- one of said members having an interlocking projection which in said locking relative position of the members prevents said lateral deflection of said one connector portion in said direction to prevent disassembly of the members in said locking position.
A device for gripping an elongated flexible element comprising:
- a first member;
- and
- a second member pivotally movable relative to the first member between locking and released positions and acting in said locking position to prevent relative longitudinal movement of said element and in said released position to permit such relative longitudinal movement;
- said first member having a pair of spaced walls between which said second member is received;
- there being two axially aligned pivotal connections between said second member and said two spaced walls respectively with each of said connections including a pivot lug and a journaling recess one carried by one of said walls and the other carried by said second member;
- said walls in said released position of the second member being deflectible laterally away from one another during assembly of the device to pass said lugs into said recesses;
- said second member having interlocking projections which in said locking position of the second member are received at outer sides of said walls respectively at locations blocking lateral movement of the walls away from one another to prevent disassembly of the members in said locking position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.