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Granted Patent B2
US 10,030,692 · App. 13/980,409 · Granted Jul 24, 2018

Securing clip comprising a locking mechanism

Inventor: Albert Uhl (Buehl, DE)
Assignee: GMT Gummi-Metall-Technik GmbH
F16C9/00F16C7/06F16B7/182Y10T74/2142
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,030,692
App. No.
13/980,409
Granted
Jul 24, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Draw-pull bar used for guidance and mechanical mount with a locking mechanism consisting of two locking elements, namely a securing clip with a locking nose shaped as partial ring that is arranged on the toothed ring of the tubular body of the draw-pull bar by means of swivel arm and in which the locking nose engages when the securing clip swivels to the toothed ring. A bar with a hinge is fitted to one side of the resilient partial ring. When using a locking element, the bar snaps into the other end of the partial ring in such a way that the partial ring is clamped tight and an unintentional turning or undoing of the two locking elements is prevented without previous opening of the bar.

Claims (8)

1. A system comprising:

a draw-pull bar with a securing clip presenting a partial ring which surrounds three quarters of a toothed ring of the draw-pull bar and disposing of two bent up ends comprising a first bent up end and a second bent up end, wherein a locking mechanism is fitted to each of the two bent up ends, the locking mechanism comprising a bar, made of resilient stainless steel, the bar being moveably attached to the partial ring by a hinge on one side and the bar having an angularly shaped resilient locking element as a complementary element to the first bent up end of the partial ring on another side, the angularly shaped resilient locking element being configured to enclose the first bent up end of the bent up ends of the partial ring in an interlocking manner,

wherein the hinge comprises two separate locking elements which are pushed into a recess of the second bent up end of the partial ring, thus connecting the hinge firmly but moveably to the partial ring,

wherein a tongue is attached to the bar on a side of the hinge in such a way that the tongue engages on the second bent up end, a respective slit slit between the tongue and each of the two locking elements extends along an entirety of a longest extent of the tongue.

2. A system according to claim 1 wherein the hinge is shaped relative to the first bent up end in such a way that the bar can be opened with an opening angle to permit the toothed ring to be received in and removed from the partial ring.

3. A system according to claim 2 wherein the opening angle of the bar is more than 90 degrees.

4. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the angularly shaped resilient locking element of the bar has an accurately fitting in-bent angle that is complementary to the first bent up end of the partial ring, snapping onto the partial ring in an interlocking manner.

5. A system according to claim 1 , wherein the tongue holds the bar in an open position after opening.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2026
From: TRIMAS AEROSPACE GERMANY GMBH
To: TAG AEROSPACE GMBH
Reel/Frame 076001/0796 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2025
From: GMT GUMMI-METALL-TECHNIK GMBH
To: TRIMAS AEROSPACE GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 072842/0598 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2013
From: UHL, ALBERT
To: GMT GUMMI-METALL-TECHNIK GMBH
Reel/Frame 030826/0381 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 20 2011 002 079 U · Jan 28, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130319172A1 · Dec 5, 2013
Cited By (1)
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