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Internal cross strap elastic pivot

Assignee: TASK Corp A PA CORP
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Filing: 1962-04-16
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Granted: 1966-11-29
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Expires: 1982-04-16
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Richard R Tracy

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 16:17
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C11/00; F16C11/04; F16C11/12; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/45; Y10T403/54

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 241 words
AN IMPROVED ELASTIC PIVOT, COMPRISING A ONE-PIECE BODY HAVING OPPOSITE ENDS LONGITUDINALLY SPACED APART IN THE DIRECTION OF THE BODY AXIS TO RECEIVE APPLICATION OF FORCE AND HAVING FIRST AND SECOND WEB MEANS INTEGRAL WITH THE BODY AND RESEPCTIVELY EXTENDING FROM SAID ENDS AND ALSO HAVING A BODY INTERMEDIATE EXTENT PORTION PROXIMATE SAID WEB MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING THE BULK OF AXIALLY IMPOSED FORCE BETWEEN SAID BODY ENDS AND IN SEQUENCE THROUGH FIRST WEB MEANS, SAID BODY INTERMEDIATE EXTENT AND SECOND WEB MEANS, SAID FIRST AND SECOND WEB MEANS EXTENDING IN SUBSTANTIALLY LONGITUDINAL PLANES DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO EACH OTHER AND WHICH ARE SPACED FROM SAID AXIS, EXTENSIONS OF SAID PLANES HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICUALRLY INTERSECTING RELATION WITH EACH OTHER LENGTHWISE ALONG SAID AXIS, AND SAID BODY MEANS INCLUDING AUXILIARY WEB MEANS FOR TRANSMITING LATERAL FORCES BETWEEN THE BODY ENDS INDEPENDENTLY OF FORCES TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE FIRST AND SECOND WEB MEANS AND EXTENDING IN AN ADDITIONAL PLANE HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULARLY INTERSECTING RELATION WITH SAID AXIS AND SAID LONGITUDINAL PLANE EXTENSIONS, SAID AUXILIARY WEB MEANS BEING LOCATED IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE INNER ENDS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND WEB MEANS AND ALSO HAVING ITS OPPOSITE ENDS INTEGRAL WITH AND EXTENDING IN FORCE TRANSMITTING RELATION RESPECTIVELY FROM THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE BODY FROM WHICH EXTEND THE FIRST AND SECOND WEB MEANS, SAID WEB MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO FLEX IN RESPONSE TO APPLICATION TO SAID BODY ENDS OF FORCE OTHER THAN AXIAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 241 words
AN IMPROVED ELASTIC PIVOT, COMPRISING A ONE-PIECE BODY HAVING OPPOSITE ENDS LONGITUDINALLY SPACED APART IN THE DIRECTION OF THE BODY AXIS TO RECEIVE APPLICATION OF FORCE AND HAVING FIRST AND SECOND WEB MEANS INTEGRAL WITH THE BODY AND RESEPCTIVELY EXTENDING FROM SAID ENDS AND ALSO HAVING A BODY INTERMEDIATE EXTENT PORTION PROXIMATE SAID WEB MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING THE BULK OF AXIALLY IMPOSED FORCE BETWEEN SAID BODY ENDS AND IN SEQUENCE THROUGH FIRST WEB MEANS, SAID BODY INTERMEDIATE EXTENT AND SECOND WEB MEANS, SAID FIRST AND SECOND WEB MEANS EXTENDING IN SUBSTANTIALLY LONGITUDINAL PLANES DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO EACH OTHER AND WHICH ARE SPACED FROM SAID AXIS, EXTENSIONS OF SAID PLANES HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICUALRLY INTERSECTING RELATION WITH EACH OTHER LENGTHWISE ALONG SAID AXIS, AND SAID BODY MEANS INCLUDING AUXILIARY WEB MEANS FOR TRANSMITING LATERAL FORCES BETWEEN THE BODY ENDS INDEPENDENTLY OF FORCES TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE FIRST AND SECOND WEB MEANS AND EXTENDING IN AN ADDITIONAL PLANE HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULARLY INTERSECTING RELATION WITH SAID AXIS AND SAID LONGITUDINAL PLANE EXTENSIONS, SAID AUXILIARY WEB MEANS BEING LOCATED IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE INNER ENDS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND WEB MEANS AND ALSO HAVING ITS OPPOSITE ENDS INTEGRAL WITH AND EXTENDING IN FORCE TRANSMITTING RELATION RESPECTIVELY FROM THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE BODY FROM WHICH EXTEND THE FIRST AND SECOND WEB MEANS, SAID WEB MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO FLEX IN RESPONSE TO APPLICATION TO SAID BODY ENDS OF FORCE OTHER THAN AXIAL.

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