Abstract:
A connecting device is provided, including an elongate member (EM) having two or more engaging elements which are spaced along the length of the EM; and at least one engaging element which orthogonally extends out from the EM and which has a portion which also extends, in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the EM, a distance Y, wherein distance Y extends substantially 15-20% of the length of the EM.
Abstract:
A garment hanger having a hanger hook is disclosed. The garment hanger has an insert therein wherein the hook may be inserted into the body of its hanger to facilitate the nesting of one hanger with the other like hanger and the insert is secured in the hanger by having the hanger hook fit into a notch in the insert.
Abstract:
A fixing buckle comprising a base provided with a latching hook for attaching a retaining ring, and control means able to occupy a locking position and a releasing position to respectively secure and release the retaining ring on and from the latching hook. The control means comprise two locking elements independent from one another and each having a stop and a control button. The locking elements are formed by two levers pivotally mounted inside the cover, the stop being arranged at one of the ends of each lever and the control button at the other end thereof. Detachment of the ring is enabled on no load and when the buttons of the two levers are actuated simultaneously to the releasing position.
Abstract:
A quick release fitting including a housing assembly having a main portion and a housing arm extending from the main portion, a locking arm and a locking mechanism. The locking arm has a first locking arm end and a second locking arm end, the first locking arm is rotatably attached to the housing arm. The locking mechanism is disposed within the housing assembly, and communicates with the second locking arm end such the locking arm can be locked or unlocked to the housing assembly. When locked the locking arm is secured to the housing assembly and the housing arm, the locking arm and the housing assembly form a slot, when unlocked the locking arm is not secured to the housing assembly.
Abstract:
A swivel coupling is provided for connecting a multi-piece restraint having two trapezoidally shaped segments capable of rotating with respect to each other. Each segment includes rectangular and multiple cylindrical portions with one being orthogonal to the segment and having an orifice for receiving a connecting means to join the segments. In another embodiment, one segment is joined to an attachment having a hook that includes a base portion and a hook portion where the base portion includes an orthogonal cylindrical portion having an orifice for receiving a connecting means that extends through the orifice and through the second orifice of the segment.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a purse ring for coupling a purse seine and a purse line to each other. The purse ring of the present invention includes a frame, which is coupled at a first end thereof to the purse seine and passes the purse line through a second end thereof, and at least three rollers, which are rotatably provided in the frame at positions at which the purse line are brought into contact with the frame. The purse seine having the multiple rollers according to the present invention has a structure such that friction between the purse line and the purse ring is reduced, thus increasing the lifetime thereof, thereby reducing costs of replacement thereof.
Abstract:
A clip system for use with tarps and other flexible sheet material. The system includes first and second parts that are rotatably mounted so as to be free to twist independently of one another, in response to wind or other forces. The first part may be a clip body having jaws for gripping a tarp or other flexible sheet material, and the second part may be an attachment fitting for engaging an article separate from the tarp. There may be a series of different attachment fittings that are interchangeably mountable to the clip body, such as a hook, a screw-on fitting for attachment to a bottle that forms a weight, or a fitting for attachment of a strap or shock cord, for example. The two pieces may be joined by a male coupler and a female receptacle that receives the coupler in locking engagement. The male coupler may have a plurality of resiliently flexible legs with beveled end surfaces that flex inwardly to pass through the opening of the female receptacle. The legs then snap back outwardly so that undercut surfaces on the ends of the legs engage the receptacle to prevent separation of the pieces. A plug in the receptacle may be biased into a central opening between the legs so as to prevent them from bending back inwardly after the pieces have been assembled. The coupler and receptacle may further include cooperating annular surfaces that form a bearing interface for rotation of the parts.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a rotary buckle structure which is comprises of a buckle member and a rotary member; the bottom of the buckle member and rotary member are respectively coupled to a downwardly tapered conical body, conical hole and with the same concentric axis, and the length of surface of external circumference is longer than the length of the inner circumference of the conical hole. The arrangement of completing buckle member and rotary member improves the traditional effectively reduces the wearing to prevent the entire buckle set from loosening or falling off, and thus extends the life of use.
Abstract:
A snap hook assembly for a luggage includes a suspension member, and a hook member. The suspension member includes a first suspension block and a second suspension block. The hook member is mounted on the suspension member and includes a main body having an insertion pin and a hook. Thus, the first suspension block and the second suspension block are combined with each other rigidly and stably, thereby enhancing the structural strength of the snap hook assembly. In addition, when the hook member is subjected to a gravity load, the gravity load is evenly distributed on the first suspension block and the second suspension block, thereby increasing the lifetime of the snap hook assembly.
Abstract:
A method of constructing a swivel hook. The method comprises the steps of: forming a hook body by way of a stamping process; forming a swivel connector by means of a forging process; placing a first washer having a rectangular shaped right angled bore over a rectangular stem on the hook body; inserting the rectangular stem of the hook body through a circular bore in a first end of the swivel connector; placing a second washer having a generally rectangular shaped right angled bore over the rectangular stem of the hook body and into abutment with the swivel connector such that the end of the stem extends through the second washer; and, thereafter, peening the tip of the rectangular stem extending through the second washer to secure the second washer in place over the rectangular stem.