IP Library Granted Patent US 7,013,530
Granted Patent B2
US 7,013,530 · App. 10/467,991 · Granted Mar 21, 2006

Device for detachable connection between two elements

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Patent No.
US 7,013,530
App. No.
10/467,991
Granted
Mar 21, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention concerns a removable linking device 1 between a first element 3 and a second element ( 2 ). It comprises a reception cradle ( 13 ) delimited by the first element ( 3 ), on the one hand, and a connecting means ( 20 ) integral to the second element ( 2 ) on the other hand, the said means ( 20 ) being connected to the cradle ( 13 ) on one side by holding means ( 21 ) and, on the other, by a flexible means ( 22 ) which can be eliminated to allow the separation of the two elements. The cradle ( 13 ) delimits a reception space ( 14 ) in which the connecting means ( 20 ) is inserted. The cradle ( 13 ) delimits a reception wall ( 15 ) of the holding means ( 21 ).

Claims (13)

1. Removable linking device ( 1 ) between a first element ( 3 ) and a second element ( 2 ), characterised in that the linking device comprises a reception cradle ( 13 ) defining a reception space ( 14 ) delimited by the first element ( 3 ), on the one hand, and a connecting means ( 20 ) integral to the second element ( 2 ), on the other hand, the said means ( 20 ) having a holding means ( 21 ) for engaging the cradle ( 13 ) and a flexible means ( 22 ) for cooperating with the cradle, and the said means ( 20 ) being connected to the cradle ( 13 ) on one side of the space ( 14 ) by the holding means ( 21 ) and, on the other side of the space ( 14 ), by the flexible means being able to move aside to allow the separation of the two elements, wherein the holding means ( 21 ) delimits a fork with two branches ( 23 a , 23 b ) between which the reception wall ( 15 ) is engaged; wherein one branch ( 23 a ) is equipped with a journal ( 24 ) cooperating with the reception wall ( 15 ) in order to ensure the rotation of the connecting means ( 20 ) with respect to the cradle ( 13 ); and wherein the reception wall ( 15 ) has a complementary profile ( 17 ) to that of the journal ( 24 ); wherein the reception wall ( 15 ) and the fork ( 23 ) are in mutual abutment when the two elements ( 2 , 3 ) are in the snap-fastened position; and wherein the flexible means ( 22 ) consists of a resilient supple wall ( 25 ) equipped along a free edge with a notch ( 26 ) capable of cooperating with a lug ( 16 ) delimited by the cradle ( 13 ).

2. Removable linking device according to claim 1 , wherein the cradle ( 13 ) delimits a reception space ( 14 ) in which the connecting means ( 20 ) is inserted.

3. Removable linking device according to claim 1 , wherein the cradle ( 13 ) delimits a reception wall ( 15 ) for the holding means ( 21 ).

4. Removable linking device according to claim 1 , wherein the first element ( 3 ) is represented by an electronic casing and the second element ( 2 ) a screen connected to this apparatus.

5. Removable linking device according to claim 4 , wherein a means ( 30 – 33 ) for adjusting the inclination of the screen ( 2 ) with respect to the casing ( 3 ) is provided.

6. Removable linking device according to claim 5 , wherein the adjusting means ( 30 – 33 ) comprises a strut ( 31 ) cooperating with a multiposition support ( 33 ).

7. Removable linking device ( 1 ) between a first element ( 3 ) and a second element ( 2 ), characterised in that the linking device comprises a reception cradle ( 13 ) defining a reception space ( 14 ) delimited by the first element ( 3 ), on the one hand, and a connecting means ( 20 ) integral to the second element ( 2 ), on the other hand, the said means ( 20 ) having a holding means ( 21 ) for engaging the cradle ( 13 ) and a flexible means ( 22 ) for cooperating with the cradle, and the said means ( 20 ) being connected to the cradle ( 13 ) on one side of the space ( 14 ) by the holding means ( 21 ) and, on the other side of the space ( 14 ), by the flexible means being able to move aside to allow the separation of the two elements, wherein the second element ( 2 ) is articulated with respect to the connecting means ( 20 ).

8. Removable linking device according to claim 7 , wherein the second element ( 2 ) contains a wall ( 19 ) in the shape of an arc of a circle cooperating with a complementary wall ( 28 ) of the cradle defining a housing in which the said wall ( 19 ) engages in order to limit the travel of the second element with respect to the first.

9. Removable linking device according to claim 7 , wherein the cradle ( 13 ) delimits a reception space ( 14 ) in which the connecting means ( 20 ) is inserted.

10. Removable linking device according to claim 7 , wherein the cradle ( 13 ) delimits a reception wall ( 15 ) for the holding means ( 21 ).

11. Removable linking device according to claim 7 , wherein the first element ( 3 ) is represented by an electronic casing and the second element ( 2 ) a screen connected to this apparatus.

12. Removable linking device according to claim 7 , wherein a means ( 30 – 33 ) for adjusting the inclination of the screen ( 2 ) with respect to the casing ( 3 ) is provided.

13. Removable linking device according to claim 7 , wherein the adjusting means ( 30 – 33 ) comprises a strut ( 31 ) cooperating with a multiposition support ( 33 ).

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 23, 2012
From: SAGEM SECURITE
To: MORPHO
Reel/Frame 027747/0715 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2008
From: SAGEM SA
To: SAGEM DEFENSE SECURITE
Reel/Frame 021952/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2008
From: SAGEM DEFENSE SECURITE
To: SAGEM SECURITE
Reel/Frame 021952/0034 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2004
From: LALLEMANT, JEAN-FRANCOIS
To: SAGEM SA
Reel/Frame 015772/0129 →