Central belt locking assembly
AssigneeARA, Inc.
InventorBernard Mazelsky
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Abstract
A central belt locking assembly is disclosed comprising a base plate around which an outer ring extends thereby defining a recess therebetween. An inner ring is spring mounted in the recess. A hub is mounted on the base plate within the inner ring. The hub has an annular channel adapted to receive the locking section of a belt lug. The hub cooperates with the inner ring to receive and retain the locking section of a belt lug. A release mechanism is provided to move the hub to a second open position thereby releasing the locking section of the belt lug.
Claims5
A central belt locking assembly capable of receiving a plurality of belt lugs and lockably retaining same, said belt lock assembly comprising:
- a base plate;
- an outer ring extending around the periphery of said base plate;
- an inner ring concentrically spring mounted on said base plate within said outer ring;
- a spring means disposed between said base plate and said inner ring;
- a hub movably mounted on said base plate within said inner ring, having an annular channel therein adapted to receive a locking section of a belt lug;
- release means operatively coupled to said hub to bias said hub into a first closed position in which said locking section of said belt lug can be slideably engaged and retained, said belt lug in said first closed position prevented from release by a portion of said hub defining said annular channel and by said inner ring spring biased into position to engage said belt lug and prevent disengagement, and a second open position in which said locking section of said belt lug is released by said release means shifting a portion of said hub defining said annular channel thereby moving said belt lug over said inner ring allowing disengagement of said belt lug.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.