发明名称 Self-locking clip systems and methods
摘要 A self-locking clip includes a clip body and a rotating cam gripper, the rotating cam gripper pivotally mounted on the clip body. The self-locking clip further includes a spring arm, the spring arm integrated into the clip body, the spring arm configured to provide tension to the rotating cam gripper such that the rotating cam gripper is held against a first gripping surface on the clip body.
申请公布号 US8997315(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.04.07
申请号 US201213353831 申请日期 2012.01.19
申请人 Nite Ize, Inc. 发明人 LeBeau Mark
分类号 F16G11/10;F16G11/14;B63B21/08 主分类号 F16G11/10
代理机构 Squiare Patton Boggs (US) LLP 代理人 Squiare Patton Boggs (US) LLP
主权项 1. A self-locking clip comprising: a clip body; a rotating cam gripper, the rotating cam gripper pivotally mounted on the clip body; and a spring arm, the spring arm integrated into the clip body, the spring arm configured to provide tension to the rotating cam gripper such that the rotating cam gripper is held against a first gripping surface on the clip body wherein the rotating cam gripper is asymmetrically mounted, the rotating cam gripper configured such that, when the rotating cam gripper rotates in a first direction, the rotating cam gripper extends towards the spring arm, flexing the spring arm, the rotating cam gripper has a first channel, the first channel contacting the spring arm, the first channel terminates in a stop, the stop configured to prevent over-rotation of the rotating cam gripper, and the self-locking clip includes a catch lip on the spring arm, the catch lip sized to fit in the first channel and resides in the first channel, the catch lip configured to extend perpendicular to the rotating cam gripper and a direction of rotation of the rotating cam gripper, such that the rotating cam gripper cannot be removed from the clip body without pulling the spring arm away from the rotating cam gripper, the rotating cam gripper is asymmetrically mounted, the rotating cam gripper configured such that, when the rotating cam gripper rotates in a first direction, the rotating cam gripper extends towards the spring arm, flexing the spring arm.
地址 Boulder CO US