Lock ring
AssigneeThundershirt, LLC
InventorsPhilip J. Blizzard, Michael Creighton
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Abstract
A lock ring includes an elongated body including an end having a male portion, including a tip having a transverse cross-section larger in diameter than an adjacent portion of the lock ring body. Another end of the body includes a female portion including a tip having a transverse cross-section larger in diameter than the tip of the male portion of the body. The tip of the female portion defines a groove open to the exterior of the tip of the female portion. The groove is configured for receiving the tip of the male portion of the body, wherein the ends of the body are in a connected position. A cover is configured for closing the groove in the tip of the female portion of the body for securing the male portion of the body in the female portion in the connected position.
Claims10
A lock ring comprising:
- an elongated body, the body including
- an end comprising a male portion including a tip having a transverse cross-section larger in diameter than an adjacent portion of the lock ring body, and
- another end comprising a female portion including a tip having a transverse cross-section larger in diameter than the tip of the male portion of the body, the tip of the female portion defining a groove open to the exterior of the tip of the female portion, the groove configured for receiving the tip of the male portion of the body, wherein the ends of the body are in a connected position;
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- a cover configured for closing the groove in the tip of the female portion of the body for securing the male portion of the body in the female portion in the connected position;
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- a hinge connected between the cover and the female portion of the body, wherein the cover pivots on the hinge between an open position and the closed position.
A lock ring comprising:
- an elongated body, the body including
- an end comprising a male portion including a tip having a transverse cross-section larger in diameter than an adjacent portion of the lock ring body, and
- another end comprising a female portion including a tip having a transverse cross-section larger in diameter than the tip of the male portion of the body, the tip of the female portion defining a groove open to the exterior of the tip of the female portion, the groove configured for receiving the tip of the male portion of the body, wherein the ends of the body are in a connected position;
- a cover configured for closing the groove in the tip of the female portion of the body for securing the male portion of the body in the female portion in the connected position;
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- a plurality of protrusions extending inwardly from an inner surface of the cover,
- wherein the protrusions are configured for being received in the groove when the cover is in the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.