Cap positioning construction
AssigneeKotobuki & Co., Ltd.
InventorJuri Saitou
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Abstract
A cap positioning construction for positioning and mounting a cap to a barrel, includes a triangular notch formed in a step face of a barrel on which the end of a cap abuts, and a triangular extension formed at the end of the cap. The triangular extension extends toward the notch and matches the notch 12e. By fitting the extension in the notch, the cap is positioned relative to the barrel when the cap is mounted on the barrel.
Claims17
A cap positioning construction for positioning one element of a barrel and a cap, as a mounted element, relative to another element of the barrel and the cap, as a mounting element, by placing the mounting element on the end portion of the mounted element, said cap positioning construction comprising:
- a triangular notch formed in either one of a portion of the mounted element which abuts on an end portion of the mounting element and an end portion of the mounting element;
- a triangular extension formed on the other and extending toward said notch so as to be matched with said notch, such that the mounted element is positioned relative to the mounting element by fitting said extension in said notch;
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- an engaged portion formed on an inside face of said cap for being engaged to an engaging portion formed at a part of an internal mechanism disposed within the barrel and projecting from an end of said barrel.
A cap positioning construction for a hand-held device, comprising:
- a first element, formed by one of a barrel and a cap, comprising an end portion;
- a second element, formed by the other of said barrel and said cap, for placing onto said end portion of said first element;
- a notch, formed in either one of a portion of the first element which abuts on an end portion of the second element and an end portion of the second element;
- an extension, formed on the other portion and extending toward said notch so as to be matched with said notch, such that the first element is positioned relative to the second element by fitting said extension in said notch;
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- an engaged portion formed on an inside face of said cap for being engaged with an engaging portion formed at a part of an internal mechanism that is disposed within said barrel and projecting from an end of said barrel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.