Back to results
US 8,322,003 B2Granted
Attachment shackle with lockable rotating ferrule
AssigneeZedel
InventorsPaul Petzl, Jean-Marc Hede
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An attachment shackle has an open ring having threaded first and second end-parts arranged facing one another at the opposite ends. A rotary ferrule of tubular shape is fitted with screwing on the second end-part to close or open the space separating the two end-parts. A lock is arranged at the rear of the first end-part. The lock engages in a notch of the ferrule to perform locking in the closed position. Unlocking is performed by a manual releasing action of the lock allowing movement of the rotary ferrule to the open position.
Claims7
An attachment shackle comprising:
- an open ring having threaded first and second end-parts arranged facing one another at opposite ends of the open ring, the first and second end parts defining a longitudinal space therebetween;
- a rotating ferrule fitted on the second end-part between a closed position and an open position to respectively close or open the space separating the two end-parts, said ferrule having a hollow tube with an inner threaded surface extending over a whole length of the ferrule:
- a spring;
- a lock housed in a recess of the ring at a rear of the threaded first end-part, the lock being biased to a locked position by the spring;
- and
- a notch located at a peripheral end of the ferrule so that the lock engages automatically said notch when the ferrule is in the closed position, unlocking being performed by a manual releasing action of the lock allowing the rotary ferrule to be unscrewed to the open position.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.