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US 6,283,671 B1Granted
Connecting element for providing a releasable connection between two objects
OwnerUwe Nuttoinventor
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A connecting element provides a releasable connection between two objects, with a basic body element (2), for which an essentially L-shaped hook (4) is provided, with a hook bow (5) and a hook body (6) running essentially parallel to the basic body element (2). In this situation, the L-shaped hook (4) features in the area of the hook bow (5) a lateral cutout (7). To advantage, a longitudinal aperture (9) is provided in the bow (5) of the L-shaped hook (4) and in the basic body element (2), in which a locking bar can be inserted, which is jointed to a horizontal axis (11, 11′) of the L-shaped hook (4). In this situation, the locking bar can be pivoted in against the force of a spring provided on the axis (11, 11′), into the area (8) between the hook body element (6) and the basic body element (2). In particular, the hook body element (6) can be provided with an aperture (18) in the section (20) located beneath the cutout (7), the shape and size of the said aperture being designed especially to accommodate the locking bar of a second connecting element.
A connecting element to provide a separable connection of two objects with one another, comprising a basic body element (2, 42, 62) and an essentially L-shaped hook (4, 44, 64) extending from the body element, said hook comprising a short leg in a form of a hook bow (5, 45, 65) and a long leg in a form of a hook body (6, 46, 66), a major plane of the hook body running essentially parallel to the body element (2, 42, 62), the hook bow extending essentially perpendicular to the hook body and the body element to connect the hook body with the body element, and the hook (4, 44, 64) having a lateral cutout (7, 47, 67) in an area of the hook bow (5, 45, 65), such that a lateral width of the hook bow is narrower than a lateral width of the major plane of the hook body, wherein a longitudinal aperture (9) is provided in the bow (5) of the L-shaped hook (4) and in the basic body element (2), in which a locking bar (10) is located, the locking bar (10) being jointed to a horizontal axis (11″) of the L-shaped hook (4), in which situation the locking bar (10) can be pivoted inwardly against a force of a spring (24) provided on the axis (11″) into a space (8) between the hook body (6) and the basic body element (2).
A connecting element to provide a separable connection of two objects with one another, comprising a basic body element (2, 42, 62) and an essentially L-shaped hook (4, 44, 64) extending from the body element, said hook comprising a short leg in a form of a hook bow (5, 45, 65) and a long leg in a form of a hook body (6, 46, 66), the hook body (6, 46, 66) being spaced from the basic body element (2, 42, 62), a major plane of the hook body running essentially parallel to the body element (2, 42, 62), the hook bow extending essentially perpendicular to the hook body and the body element to connect the hook body with the body element, and the hook (4, 44, 64) having a lateral cutout (7, 47, 67) in an area of the hook bow (5, 45, 65), such that a lateral width of hook bow is narrower than a lateral width of the major plane of the hook body, wherein the width of the lateral cutout corresponds to half a width of the hook body.
A first connecting element to provide a separable connection of two objects with one another, comprising a basic body element (2, 42, 62) and an essentially L-shaped hook (4, 44, 64) extending from the body element, said hook comprising a short leg in a form of a hook bow (5, 45, 65) and a long leg in a form of a hook body (6, 46, 66), the hook body (6, 46, 66) being spaced from the basic body element (2, 42, 62), a major plane of the hook body running essentially parallel to the body element (2, 42, 62), the hook bow extending essentially perpendicular to the hook body and the body element to connect the hook body with the body element, and the hook (4, 44, 64) having a lateral cutout (7, 47, 67) in an area of the hook bow (5, 45, 65), such that a lateral width of hook bow is narrower than a lateral width of the major plane of the hook body, wherein the lateral cutout extends half a width of the first connecting element so that the first connecting element is capable of engaging a second connecting element, identical to the first connecting element, by inserting the L-shaped hook of the second connecting element between the hook body and the L-shaped hook of the first connecting body, wherein when the second connecting element is engaged with the first connecting element, the hook bow of the first connecting element abuts the hook bow of the second connecting element.
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