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Granted Patent B2
US 9,188,151 · App. 13/991,106 · Granted Nov 17, 2015

Eye bolt

Inventors: Ranko Ivanic (Bruck an der Mur, AT); Ägyd Pengg (Klagenfurt, AT)
Assignee: Pewag Austria Gmbh
F16B45/00B60P7/0807Y10T403/32213
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Patent No.
US 9,188,151
App. No.
13/991,106
Granted
Nov 17, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An eye bolt, comprising a lifting eye and a supporting bolt, wherein the supporting bolt sits, rotatable, in an insertion opening of the lifting eye and comprises, a threaded shaft and a bolt head. The supporting bolt protrudes radially from the lifting eye and is supported by an underside of the lifting eye, on a bearing surface formed on the lifting eye and running around the insertion opening. The eye bolt further comprises at least one locking member which can be brought into engagement with the bolt head and by means of which, in a locking position of same, the bolt head can be rotationally blocked vis-à-vis the lifting eye. The at least one locking member is further attached to the lifting eye radially next to the bolt head and is secured there, wherein the at least one locking member can be brought into a starting position, in which it is not engaged with the bolt head, and also into the locking position rotationally blocking the supporting bolt relative to the lifting eye.

Claims (8)

1. An eye bolt, comprising a lifting eye and a supporting bolt, wherein the supporting bolt sits, rotatable, in an insertion opening of the lifting eye and comprises, a threaded shaft and a bolt head, the supporting bolt protruding radially from the lifting eye and being supported by an underside of the lifting eye, on a bearing surface formed on the lifting eye and running around the insertion opening, wherein the eye bolt further comprises at least one locking member which can be brought into engagement with the bolt head, the at least one locking member in a locking position causing the bolt head to be rotationally blocked vis-à-vis the lifting eye, the at least one locking member being attached to the lifting eye radially next to the bolt head and secured there, wherein the at least one locking member can be brought into a starting position, in which it is not engaged with the bolt head, and also into the locking position rotationally blocking the supporting bolt relative to the lifting eye,

the at least one locking member comprises two locking members radially opposite each other in respect of the bolt head,

wherein each locking member is formed as a rocker and sits in an upper recess to the side of the insertion opening on the lifting eye and wherein the recess is aligned perpendicular to the center axis of the insertion opening and each locking member sits on a pivot axle, lying perpendicular to the alignment of the recess, which for its part is held rotatably by a retaining clasp, secured in the recess, wherein the retaining clasp comprises a U-shaped cross-section with two side arms connected to each other via a center bar.

2. The eye bolt according to claim 1 , wherein each rocker is provided on its underside facing the retaining clasp with a shaping which is in active connection with a spring bar having a starting shape and protruding from the center bar of the retaining clasp such that, during a tilting movement of the rocker, the tilting movement comprising a tilt end-position, it elastically deforms the spring bar when the latter is overrun, wherein, when the tilt end-position is reached, the spring bar resumes its starting shape in which it locks the rocker via the shaping in the respective tilt end-position.

3. The eye bolt according to claim 2 , wherein each rocker is supported via a first rocker arm in its starting position on the lifting eye and in its locking position via a second rocker arm on a surface, running around the supporting bolt below its bolt head and radially protruding from the bolt head at least in sections, of a ring band bearing the bolt head.

4. The eye bolt according to claim 3 , wherein for each rocker in each of its tilt end-positions the outer surface, facing away from the pivot axle, of its second rocker arm in each case supported there lies approximately parallel to the longitudinal center axis of the supporting bolt.

5. The eye bolt according to claim 1 , wherein the rocker is provided on its underside facing the retaining clasp with a shaping which is in active connection with a spring bar having a starting shape and protruding from the center bar of the retaining clasp such that, during a tilting movement of the rocker, the tilting movement comprising a tilt end-position, it elastically deforms the spring bar when the latter is overrun, wherein, when the tilt end-position is reached, the spring bar resumes its starting shape in which it locks the rocker via the shaping in the respective tilt end-position.

6. The eye bolt according to claim 5 , wherein the rocker is supported via a first rocker arm in its starting position on the lifting eye and in its locking position via a second rocker arm on a surface, running around the supporting bolt below its bolt head and radially protruding from the bolt head at least in sections, of a ring band bearing the bolt head.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2013
From: IVANIC, RANKO; PENGG, AEGYD
To: PEWAG AUSTRIA GMBH
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Continuity (1)
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