IP Library Granted Patent US 10,458,142
Granted Patent B1
US 10,458,142 · App. 16/174,663 · Granted Oct 29, 2019

Anti-loosening endcap for utility crossarm

Inventor: Xueming Xu (Suzhou, CN)
Assignee: Wedax Corporation
E04H12/003F16B21/071E04H12/24
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Patent No.
US 10,458,142
App. No.
16/174,663
Granted
Oct 29, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

An anti-loosening endcap for utility crossarm comprising an endcap body inserted into the crossarm, where a channel perpendicular to an inner wall of the crossarm is disposed inside the endcap body, one end of the channel is open, the pointed head pin is slidably disposed in the channel, the pointed head of the pointed head pin faces the inner wall of the crossarm, the endcap is further provided with an axial through passage, the passage and the channel intersect at the tail portion of the pointed head pin, and the corresponding pin is provided for the passage. The pin is driven into the passage, and the pin presses the tail portion of the pointed head pin, so that the pointed head of the pointed head pin pierces the inner wall of the crossarm, thereby providing a locking effect.

Claims (7)

1. An anti-loosening endcap for a utility crossarm comprising:

an endcap body inserted into the crossarm;

wherein a channel perpendicular to an inner wall of the crossarm is disposed inside the endcap body, one end of the channel is open, a pointed head pin is slidably disposed in the channel, the pointed head pin, operable to pierce the inner wall of the crossarm, faces the inner wall of the crossarm, the endcap is further provided with an axial through passage, the passage and the channel intersect at a tail portion of the pointed head pin, and a corresponding pin is provided for the passage.

2. The anti-loosening endcap according to claim 1 , wherein there are two channels intersecting with each other, and the passage intersects with an intersecting point of the two channels.

3. The anti-loosening endcap according to claim 2 , wherein two-pointed head pins in opposite directions are disposed in each channel, and the passage intersects with the channel at a channel center.

4. The anti-loosening endcap according to claim 1 , wherein two ends of the channel are open.

5. The anti-loosening endcap according to claim 1 , wherein the passage is provided with a counterbore on an outer end face of the endcap.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2019
From: XU, XUEMING
To: WEDAX CORPORATION
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