Gripping Member Includes A Tapered Section Adapted To Be Axially Depressed To Cause Radial Movement Of A Portion Thereof Patents (Class 411/253)
  • Patent number: 11920628
    Abstract: An equipment mounting system for mounting equipment to a support structure is described. An equipment mounting system including: (i) a mounting plate having defined therein a plate aperture of a particular shape; (ii) a bolt having a shaft portion including a threaded portion and a non-threaded portion that is of a complementary shape that complements the particular shape of the plate aperture; and (iii) a washer having defined therein a scored aperture that includes multiple radially extending scorings. In an assembled configuration of the mounting plate, the bolt and the washer, the plate aperture of the particular shape aligns with the scoring aperture such that both of the plate aperture and the scoring aperture receive the non-threaded portion of the complementary shape, and the particular shape of the mounting plate engages with the complementary shape of the bolt to prevent rotational displacement of the bolt around the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: BRIGHT POWER INC.
    Inventors: Andrew John Bradford, Jesse Macgregor Brown, Brian Michael Peterson, Barend Venter
  • Patent number: 11441588
    Abstract: An equipment mounting system for mounting equipment to a support structure is described. An equipment mounting system including: (i) a mounting plate having defined therein a plate aperture of a particular shape; (ii) a bolt having a shaft portion including a threaded portion and a non-threaded portion that is of a complementary shape that complements the particular shape of the plate aperture; and (iii) a washer having defined therein a scored aperture that includes multiple radially extending scorings. In an assembled configuration of the mounting plate, the bolt and the washer, the plate aperture of the particular shape aligns with the scoring aperture such that both of the plate aperture and the scoring aperture receive the non-threaded portion of the complementary shape, and the particular shape of the mounting plate engages with the complementary shape of the bolt to prevent rotational displacement of the bolt around the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: BRIGHT POWER INC.
    Inventors: Andrew John Bradford, Jesse Macgregor Brown, Brian Michael Peterson, Barend Venter
  • Patent number: 9267534
    Abstract: The invention provides a lock nut with a nut body which has a threaded section with an internal thread and an adjoining inner annular groove. An annular lock washer made of metal is held in the annular groove. An internal thread corresponding to the nut thread is cut into the inner circumference of the annular washer, and the internal thread of the annular washer is offset axially in relation to the nut thread by a distance which is smaller than a thread pitch of the nut thread. According to the invention, the thickness of the annular washer at the inside diameter thereof is greater than the thickness of the annular washer at the outside diameter to thereof. As a result, the elasticity of the annular lock washer and the holding force of the lock nut can be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Inventor: Hartmut Flaig
  • Publication number: 20100037554
    Abstract: A locking device includes a main housing with one or more plunger sets therein for gripping a cable. The plunger sets each have two or more pieces, for example plunger pieces, that are partially within a bore in the main housing. The plunger halves or pieces have teeth on inner surfaces, for gripping a cable that runs through the bore, between the plunger halves or pieces. A spring within the bore biases the plunger set to one side of the bore, a location in which the plunger halves or pieces are pressed together, causing the inner surface teeth to bite into the cable to secure the cable. A nut is threadedly connected to a threaded outer surface of the plunger halves, outside of the bore, to allow the plunger set to be moved within the bore, to allow disengagement of the cable from the teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventor: Michael H.-S. Oh
  • Patent number: 4684284
    Abstract: Anti-rotation lock asembly includes a male threaded member that may be releasably locked in any desired axially adjusted position relative to a mating female threaded member by means of one or more wedge keys that are forced axially into notches in an end face of the female threaded member and radially against flats or keyways on the male threaded member. Surrounding the male member is a key retaining ring which retains the wedge keys on the male member when the wedge keys are disengaged from the female member to permit relative rotation between the male and female members for adjustment of the male member in or out relative to the female member. The wedge keys are retained in radial slots in the retaining ring which prevent relative axial movement between the wedge keys and retaining ring while permitting limited radial movement therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1987
    Assignee: Pneumo Abex Corporation
    Inventor: Charles D. Bradley, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4636121
    Abstract: A holding screw rotatable in an inward direction having means to prevent or retard rotational movement in the opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1987
    Inventor: Lillias S. Miller