Lock for torque nose
AssigneeThule Sweden AB
InventorsGeorge Riehm, Gregor G. Weaver
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Abstract
A lock arrangement for a drive shaft of a tightening mechanism in a sports carrier. The lock arrangement includes a lock-wheel coupled to the drive shaft for rotation therewith, the lock-wheel having a peripheral zone with a detent and an abutment area adjacent thereto. The lock arrangement further includes a blocking tab that is movable toward the peripheral zone of the lock-wheel and insertable into the detent. The blocking tab being in abutting engagement with the abutment area in a lock-actuated configuration of the lock arrangement, the blocking tab being received in the detent in a locked configuration of the lock arrangement and the blocking tab being withdrawn from the detent in an unlocked configuration of the lock arrangement.
Claims14
A lock arrangement (400) for a drive shaft (310) of a tightening mechanism in a sports carrier, the lock arrangement (400) comprising:
- a lock-wheel (410) coupled to the drive shaft (310) for rotation therewith;
- the lock-wheel (410) having a peripheral zone comprising a detent (411) and an abutment area (414) adjacent thereto;
- a blocking tab (610) rotatably movable toward the peripheral zone of the lock-wheel (410) and insertable into the detent (411);
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- the blocking tab (610) being in abutting engagement with the abutment area (414) and the lock-wheel (410) being biased toward a front distal end of the drive shaft (310) in a lock-actuated configuration of the lock arrangement (400), the blocking tab (610) being received in the detent (411) in a locked configuration of the lock arrangement (400) and the blocking tab (610) being withdrawn from the detent (411) in an unlocked configuration of the lock arrangement (400).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.