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US 9,429,182 B2Granted
Attachment device with improved openable swivel
AssigneeZedel
InventorsAlain Maurice, Christophe Quillard
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Abstract
A swivel attachment device comprising a pair of rings able to rotate freely with respect to one another around an axis of rotation defined by a central pivot-pin. At least one of the rings is in the form of a hook delineating a lateral access space. A removable closing part, composed of a spacer through which a fixing screw passes, is able to close said space performing partial take-up of the tensile forces.
Claims4
A swivel attachment device comprising:
- a pair of rings able to rotate freely with respect to one another around an axis of rotation formed by a central pivot-pin,
- at least one of the rings being in the form of a hook delineating a lateral access space,
- a closing part designed to close said space performing partial take-up of the tractive forces, said closing part comprising a removable fixing screw being laterally spaced apart from the axis of rotation, and extending in a substantially parallel direction to the central pivot-pin in the closed state,
- said closing part comprising a spacer through which said fixing screw passes, said spacer pressing on two opposite surfaces of the hook, and
- one of the rings having a hollow base comprising an annular positioning surface cooperating with a rim of the other ring leaving a predefined clearance for free rotation of the rings around the central pivot-pin, wherein the base of the ring is provided with a housing for receipt of a bearing, which is inserted between the head of the pivot-pin and the rim of the other ring, the bearing and the pivot-pin being configured to leave a clearance between the pair of rings.
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