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US 5,509,181 AGranted
Fitting for ball chains
AssigneeYoshida Kogyo K.K.
InventorsKenji Yuuki, Kiyoshi Oda, Hideyuki Matsushima
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AssigneeYoshida Kogyo K.K.
InventorsKenji Yuuki, Kiyoshi Oda, Hideyuki Matsushima
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An attachment fitting in which several sets of ball chains can be arranged and the attachment is possible over the entire length of the attachment fitting main body. Also, the strength of the main body is improved. A tubular main body has an opening on one end and can be closed on the other end. A slit is provided in the vicinity of the other end through the opening. A connecting member is provided and extends in the longitudinal direction of the main body which is symmetrical to the slit of the main body. Several protruding pieces are formed and jut out from the circumference of the closure so that the aforementioned opening can be shut. The end of ball of several sets of ball chains is fitted into the main body. A connecting rod of ball chain goes through slit. The attachment is closed through the opening by shutting the closure.
A ball chain fitting comprising an elongated hollow ball containing part closed at least at one end thereof and a connecting member fixed to said ball containing part, said ball containing part having inside dimensions fit for terminal balls of a plurality of ball chains to be inserted therein and, at the same time, being provided with a slit formed in said ball containing part as extended substantially throughout the entire length thereof on the side opposite to the side used for fixation of said connecting member and further with an insertion mouth communicating with said slit, said slit having a width enough for insertion therethrough of a string of each ball chain, and said insertion mouth having a size enough for insertion therethrough of said ball and being so adapted as to be closed after the terminal balls of said plurality of ball chains having been inserted into said ball containing part;
A ball chain fitting comprising an elongated hollow ball containing part closed at least at one end thereof and a connecting member fixed to said ball containing part, said ball containing part having inside dimensions fit for terminal balls of a plurality of ball chains to be inserted therein and, at the same time, being provided with a slit formed in said ball containing part as extended substantially throughout the entire length thereof on the side opposite to the side used for fixation of said connecting member and further with an insertion mouth communicating with said slit, said slit having a width enough for insertion therethrough of a string of each ball chain, and said insertion mouth having a size enough for insertion therethrough of said ball and being so adapted as to be closed after the terminal balls of said plurality of ball chains having been inserted into said ball containing part;
A ball chain fitting according to claim 5, further comprising clamping means fixed to a leading part of said connecting member for connecting said fitting to some other article.
A ball chain fitting comprising an elongated hollow ball containing part closed at least at one end thereof and a connecting member fixed to said ball containing part, said ball containing part having inside dimensions fit for terminal balls of a plurality of ball chains to be inserted therein and, at the same time, being provided with a slit formed in said ball containing part as extended substantially throughout the entire length thereof on the side opposite to the side used for fixation of said connecting member and further with an insertion mouth communicating with said slit, said slit having a width enough for insertion therethrough of a string of each ball chain, and said insertion mouth having a size enough for insertion therethrough of said ball and being so adapted as to be closed after the terminal balls of said plurality of ball chains having been inserted into said ball containing part;
A ball chain fitting comprising a hollow cylindrical member having one end closed and the other end opened, a connecting member fixed to said cylindrical member, and a sealing member serving to seal said open end of the cylindrical member, said cylindrical member having inside dimensions fit for terminal balls of a plurality of ball chains to be inserted therein through aid open end and, at the same time, being provided on the side opposite to the side used for fixation of said connecting member with a slit extending from the open end through the proximity of the closed end part, said slit having a width enough for insertion therethrough of a string of each ball chain;
A ball chain fitting comprising a hollow cylindrical member having one end closed and the other end opened, a connecting member fixed to said cylindrical member, and a sealing member serving to seal said open end of the cylindrical member, said cylindrical member having inside dimensions fit for terminal balls of a plurality of ball chains to be inserted therein through aid open end and, at the same time, being provided on the side opposite to the side used for fixation of said connecting member with a slit extending from the open end through the proximity of the closed end part, said slit having a width enough for insertion therethrough of a string of each ball chain;
A ball chain fitting comprising a hollow cylindrical member closed in both opposite end parts thereof and a connecting member fixed to said cylindrical member, said cylindrical member having inside dimensions fit for terminal balls of a plurality of ball chains to be inserted therein and being provided on the side opposite to the side used for fixation of said connecting member substantially throughout the entire length thereof with an elongate insertion mouth extended between the opposite end parts and provided along longitudinal edges of said insertion mouth with erect pieces such as to give rise to a slit of a width fit for passage therethrough of a connecting string of each ball chain when said erect pieces are closed by pressing.
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