Connector
AssigneeD B Industries, Inc.
InventorJudd J. Perner
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Abstract
A connector includes a body and a gate. The body has a mid portion positioned between a nose portion and a connecting portion. The nose portion terminates in a nose end. The body also has an opening positioned between the nose end and the connecting portion. The mid portion has a flexible strength member extending therethrough interconnecting the nose portion and the connecting portion. The gate has a first end coupled proximate the connection portion of the body and a second end configured and arranged to engage the nose portion of the body to selectively close the opening. The gate has a closed position when positioned across the opening and an open position when the opening is at least partially unobstructed by the gate.
Claims18
A connector, comprising:
- a body having a mid portion positioned between a nose portion and a connecting portion, the nose portion terminating in a nose end, the body further having an opening positioned between the nose end and the connecting portion, the mid portion having a flexible strength member extending therethrough interconnecting the nose portion and the connecting portion, the flexible strength member including a first stop connected to the nose portion, a second stop connected to the connecting portion, and an elongate member interconnecting the first and second stops and extending through the mid portion;
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- a gate having a first end coupled proximate the connecting portion of the body and a second end configured and arranged to engage the nose portion of the body to selectively close the opening, wherein the gate has a closed position when positioned across the opening and an open position when the opening is at least partially unobstructed by the gate.
A connector, comprising:
- a body having a mid portion positioned between a nose portion and a connecting portion, the nose portion terminating in a nose end, the body further having an opening positioned between the nose end and the connecting portion, the mid portion having a flexible strength member extending therethrough interconnecting the nose portion and the connecting portion, the flexible strength member including a first stop connected to the nose portion, a second stop connected to the connecting portion, and en elongate member interconnecting the first and second stops and extending through the mid portion, the first and second stops being pivotally connected to the respective nose portion and connecting portion;
- a gate having a first end coupled proximate the connecting portion of the body and a second end configured and arranged to engage the nose portion of the body to selectively close the opening, wherein the gate has a closed position when positioned across the opening and an open position when the opening is at least partially unobstructed by the gate;
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- a locking member interconnecting the nose portion and the second end of the gate to form a locked, closed loop arrangement with the nose portion, the flexible strength member, and the connecting portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.