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US 4,787,859 AGranted
Molded coupler
OwnerPeter V. N. Hellerinventor
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Abstract
An integral, one piece molded coupler includes an inner member and a pair of surrounding half sleeves joined to each other and to the inner member by an integral H-shaped hinge. The half sleeve members are elastically pivotable about the molded hinge members with respect to the inner sleeve. The molded hinge members are elastically deformable and provide a clamping force which maintains the coupling engagement of the coupler.
Claims18
A one piece molded coupler for providing a removeable connection between two elements of a system, said molded coupler comprising:
- a center sleeve defining a first end configured to be joined to one of said system elements;
- a pair of half sleeves generally conformed to and spaced from said center sleeve in a surrounding relationship, said half sleeves defining first and second clasp means;
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- a pair of resilient hinge members coupled between said half sleeves and said center sleeve to permit said half sleeves to be pivotally attached to said center sleeve in a closed position, said resilient hinge members being elastically deformed by pivoting motion of said half sleeves with respect to said center sleeve to an open position and providing a restoring spring force to return said half sleeves to said closed position.
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A one piece molded coupler comprising;
- a cylindrical center sleeve having an exterior surface and first and second ends;
- a first half sleeve defining a semi-cylindrical shape and sized to overlay a first portion of said exterior surface of said center sleeve;
- a second half sleeve defining a semi-cylindrical shape and sized to overlay a second portion of said exterior surface of said center sleeve;
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- elastic hinge means resiliently joining said first and second half sleeves to said exterior surface of said center sleeve in a spaced apart relationship.
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A one piece molded coupler comprising;
- a rectangular center sleeve having an exterior surface and first and second ends;
- a first half sleeve defining a semi-rectangular shape and sized to overlay a first portion of said exterior surface of said center sleeve;
- a second half sleeve defining a semi-rectangular shape and sized to overlay a second portion of said exterior surface of said center sleeve;
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- elastic hinge means resiliently joining said first and second half sleeves to said exterior surface of said center sleeve in a spaced apart relationship.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.