CN101242752A - Lace locking device - Google Patents

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CN101242752A
CN101242752A CNA2006800296216A CN200680029621A CN101242752A CN 101242752 A CN101242752 A CN 101242752A CN A2006800296216 A CNA2006800296216 A CN A2006800296216A CN 200680029621 A CN200680029621 A CN 200680029621A CN 101242752 A CN101242752 A CN 101242752A
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D·H·格兰德
M·S·威廉斯
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43FOOTWEAR
    • A43CFASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C7/00Holding-devices for laces
    • A43C7/08Clamps drawn tight by laces
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A43FOOTWEAR
    • A43CFASTENINGS OR ATTACHMENTS OF FOOTWEAR; LACES IN GENERAL
    • A43C7/00Holding-devices for laces
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16GBELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVING PURPOSES; CHAINS; FITTINGS PREDOMINANTLY USED THEREFOR
    • F16G11/00Means for fastening cables or ropes to one another or to other objects; Caps or sleeves for fixing on cables or ropes
    • F16G11/10Quick-acting fastenings; Clamps holding in one direction only
    • F16G11/101Quick-acting fastenings; Clamps holding in one direction only deforming the cable by moving a part of the fastener
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/37Drawstring, laced-fastener, or separate essential cooperating device therefor
    • Y10T24/3703Includes separate device for holding drawn portion of lacing
    • Y10T24/3713Includes separate device for holding drawn portion of lacing having relatively movable holding components or surfaces

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Abstract

A lace locker (100, 200) is disclosed having a housing (110, 210) that may include an attachment flange (112, 212), and a cam lever (120, 220) pivotably attached to the housing, such that the cam lever is movable between a locking position and a release position. The lace locker receives a lace (96) that extends between a toothed cam portion (123, 223) of the cam lever and a front wall (114, 214) of the housing, such that in the locking position the lace locker clampingly engages the lace. A lever portion (122, 222) of the lace locker includes an aperture adapted to accommodate the lace. A biasing member such as a spring (230) may optionally be included to bias the lace locker toward the locking position. A cooperative lever tab (241) and housing aperture (243) may be provided to temporarily latch the lace locker in the release position.

Description

Lace locking device
Technical field
The present invention relates to the system of tightening, and particularly, relate to and be used for being convenient to tensioning and unclamping the lace locking device of the system of tightening.
The cross reference of related application
The application requires the U.S. Provisional Application No.60/690 of application on June 14th, 2005,820 priority.
Background technology
In-line arrangement skating boots (In-line skate), abaculus skating boots (quad skate), skates, Skis boots, ski boots and other sport footwear generally include sleeve shoot group, it is attached at the bottom of the boots and holds user's pin, thereby skating boots or other footwear are fastened to the user.Opening or vamp (vamp) are provided near the front of upper of a shoe usually so that put on and take off boots.The various mechanisms that are used for upper of a shoe is fastened on around user's the pin are known and common use in the prior art.For example, skating boots such as the in-line arrangement skating boots, usually comprise lace-type fastening system and strip-type securing member.The lace-type fastening system allows at least a portion length tensioning upper of a shoe of user along vamp, provides reliable and comfortable fit to the user.In addition, one or more band assemblies---have the band that is attached at the positioned opposite on the vamp either side usually and use adjustable mechanism that fastens---provides firm and attached reliably.The band assembly is positioned near the top of upper of a shoe usually, and restraining force is provided around user's ankle.The second band assembly often is provided, and it extends on user's instep usually.The banding pattern securing member usually than strapping system firmer and, therefore more solid connection is provided, it can stand even the stress of very violent skating activity, prevents also that simultaneously frenulum is subjected to excessive stress.
Put on so boots and skating boots, yet, because a plurality of retention mechanisms make the user feel tediously long and inconvenient.In the motor activity may bear other equipment is arranged (such as liner, safety equipment, knapsack etc., it makes and touches skating boots difficulty more downwards) as the user time, do not wish to exist this inconvenience especially.And if the user attempts fastening or adjustment frenulum and/or band under situation about vertically standing on the skating boots, so because the skater need keep balance, fastening these retention mechanisms may even bother more.
The mechanism that alleviates the needs of physically fastening frenulum is known, comprises, for example, often is called the device of lace fasteners or lace locking device.Lace locking device provides the frenulum clamp mechanism usually, and it is placed on the frenulum slidably, and is suitable for releasedly frenulum being remained in the tensioning state.The example of lace locking device is open in the U.S. Patent No. 5,477,593 of authorizing Leick.Leick discloses the lace locking device with annular lock element, and this annular lock element places the convergence chamber of the main body that is fit to the reception frenulum slidably.When locking member was near the narrow end in chamber, it clamped ground engagement frenulum.When locking member was near the wide end in chamber, locking member discharged frenulum, thereby allowed lace locking device along the length of frenulum slide (perhaps frenulum slides and passes lace locking device).Locking member is towards the latched position bias voltage, that is, towards the narrow end bias voltage in chamber, and " push rod " button is attached to locking member, allows the user to move locking member to discharge frenulum against biasing force.
Another is open in the U.S. Patent No. 6,339,867 of authorizing Azam with the frenulum locking mechanism of similar principles operation.Azam discloses a kind of and the similar device of the disclosed device of Leick, but it has locking lace locking device in non-locked position so that the relieving mechanism that frenulum breaks away from or unclamps.
Usually, the lace locking device of prior art needs two hands to mesh and/or discharges lace locking device.For example, in a kind of slidably lace locking device, the user must a hand grip frenulum and with another hand grip lace locking device with a part of length promotion of lace locking device along frenulum.Similarly, in order to remove the boots that is equipped with this lace locking device, the user must at first unclamp lace locking device and the common then boots tongue with boots outwards spurs.Another shortcoming of the lace locking device of prior art is, the top that lace locking device must be positioned at suspensorium chuck is usually sentenced frenulum is remained on tension position.This is inconvenient in the boots that also has the banding pattern securing member, because lace locking device may hinder the desired locations of band and/or bracelet.Interference between band and the lace locking device also can cause for arbitrary or both damage in these devices.
Summary of the invention
Disclose a kind of device of fastening frenulum releasedly that is used for, just particularly,, be applicable to sport footwear although be not special, such as the skating etc.Disclosed lace locking device can be fastened to the boots tongue easily, for example, and provides quick and simple mode with the tensioning frenulum to the user, and/or has optionally discharged the tension force of frenulum.
In presently preferred embodiment, lace locking device comprises the housing that supports actuating mechanism (such as cam lever) pivotly.Cam lever comprises the bar portion that extends to the housing outside, and is meshed to discharge lace locking device by the user, just, lace locking device is moved to the off-position from latched position.Bar portion comprises the hole of running through wherein that is suitable for holding frenulum.Cam lever also comprises cam part, and it can have tooth.Cam part is arranged near the wall portion of housing, defines the passage that is suitable for receiving frenulum betwixt.When cam lever was in latched position, the frenulum in the passage was engaged between cam part and the housing wall portion clampedly.Biased element, such as spring, can be with cam lever towards the latched position bias voltage.
Disclosed lace locking device comprises attached flange, and it can be used to lace locking device is attached to, for example the boots tongue of boot for sports.For the tensioning frenulum, the user upwards spurs frenulum simply.When discharging frenulum, the tension force in the frenulum will tend to lace locking device is further kept towards latched position.In order to discharge the tension force in the frenulum, the user is the bar portion of actuating cam bar upwards simply, so that lace locking device moves towards the off-position.In one embodiment of the invention, locking device is used for allowing the user to be temporarily latch the lace locker in the off-position alternatively.
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With reference to the detailed description below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, aforementioned aspect of the present invention and a lot of bonus will become and be easier to recognize and also can understand better, in the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the front view according to lace locking device of the present invention, and described lace locking device is attached to the top of the boots tongue of boot for sports;
Fig. 2 A and 2B are the perspective views of lace locking device shown in Figure 1, and Fig. 2 A shows the lace locking device that is in latched position, and Fig. 2 B shows the lace locking device that is shown in an open position;
Fig. 3 is the side cross-sectional view of lace locking device shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 4 is the perspective view of lace locking device according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 A is the front exploded perspective view of lace locking device shown in Figure 4;
Fig. 5 B is the back side decomposition diagram of lace locking device shown in Figure 4;
Fig. 6 A is that lace locking device shown in Figure 4 is in latched position and is installed in side cross-sectional view on the boots tongue; With
Fig. 6 B is the side cross-sectional view that lace locking device shown in Figure 4 is in the off-position;
The specific embodiment
Fig. 1 shows near the lace locking device 100 the upper end that makes and be installed in the boots tongue 92 on the boot for sports 90 (for example in-line arrangement ice skating boot) according to the present invention.Boots 90 comprise that the frenulum 96 by routine is biased into the elongated slot or the vamp 98 of closing position.The band assembly 94 of routine also roughly is set around the ankle of boots 90.Lace locking device 100 preferably is attached to boots tongue 92, and on band assembly 94.As described in more detail below, lace locking device 100 allow users by upwards spurring frenulum 96 simply tensioning frenulum 96 easily.
Referring now to Fig. 2 A and 2B, show the lace locking device 100 of isolation, and frenulum 96 is arranged as and passes wherein.Fig. 2 A shows the lace locking device 100 that is in closure or latched position, and Fig. 2 B shows to be in and opens or the lace locking device 100 of off-position.Lace locking device 100 comprises main body or housing 110, and it can comprise periphery flange 112 so that housing 110 is attached to boots 90.Housing 110 comprises the front wall portion of arranging forward from flange 112 114.
Preferably be the actuator of the cams of bar installation, hereinafter be called cam lever 120, be arranged in pivotly in the housing 110 basically.Cam lever 120 comprises the bar portion 122 that extend in the hole from housing 110, and this bar portion 122 can allow the user near so that the user can make progress catch bar portion 122 so that cam lever 122 is switched to the off-position shown in Fig. 2 B from the latched position shown in Fig. 2 A.
Referring now to Fig. 3, it shows the local side cross-sectional view of lace locking device 100, and wherein cam lever 120 is in latched position.Can see that now cam lever 120 comprises bar portion 122 and cam part 123 attached or one.In the present embodiment, cam part 123 is integral with bar portion 122.Bar portion 122 comprises otch or the hole of running through wherein 121.Frenulum 96 is engaged between the antetheca 114 of the cam part 123 of cam lever 120 and housing 110 clampedly, and extends up through otch or hole 121 in the bar portion 122 of cam lever 120.The cam part 123 of cam lever 120 also can comprise outward extending tooth 124, engagement frenulum 96 when it is positioned in cam lever 120 and is in latched position.Tooth 124 is positioned in the pivotal point that is higher than cam lever 120 on the cam part 123, so that when frenulum 96 is in tensioning state during use, frenulum 96 will produce roughly downward power on the tooth 124 of cam lever 120, thereby cam lever 120 is pushed towards latched position, and improve the clamping engagement of frenulum 96.
In the present embodiment, housing 110 comprises the rear wall 131 (among Fig. 3 only as seen) of a pair of positioned opposite.The cam part 123 of cam lever 120 has the transverse holes 133 that runs through wherein in the pivot point that is used for cam lever 120.Pivot pin 135 extends through the transverse holes 133 of cam lever and passes the hole (not shown) of positioned opposite in the rear wall 131, so that cam lever 120 is attached to housing 110 pivotly.Although not shown among Fig. 1-3, can expect that spring or other biasing device can provide bias voltage cam lever 120 alternatively, preferably towards latched position.
The flange 112 of lace locking device 100 provides the surface of being convenient to lace locking device 100 very securely is attached to boots (for example being attached to the other parts of boots tongue or boot upper).Flange 112 for example can be seamed to boots, and/or can be arranged in boots outer field below.Adhesive or other fixative can be used to lace locking device 100 is fixed to boots.Can imagine that also alternatively, lace locking device 100 can be attached to boots removedly, for example by releasable engaging mechanism being provided for lace locking device 100, such as the hook that is meshed with corresponding engaging mechanism (not shown) on the boots etc.
The perspective view of lace locking device 200 is shown in Figure 4 according to another embodiment of the present invention.Lace locking device 200 a little the decomposition elevation of side direction shown in Fig. 5 A, and lace locking device 200 a little the decomposing rearview of side direction shown in Fig. 5 B.Referring now to these three accompanying drawings, lace locking device 200 comprise have periphery flange 212, the housing 210 of rear wall parts 213 (Fig. 5 B) and front wall portion 214.Following hole 257 roughly is provided in the back lower place of front wall portion 214, to hold the frenulum (not shown).Lid 240 is attached to the back of housing 210, for example with the depression 251 in cooperative tabs on the rear wall parts 213 250 and the lid 240.Other attachment means is known in the prior art and can be expected by the present invention.Lid 240 defines the volume of partial closure ordinatedly with housing 210, and has preceding hole 218.Cam lever 220 with bar portion 222 and cam part 223 is arranged in the volume that is limited pivotly, so that bar portion 222 extends through the preceding hole 218 in the housing 210, and can be by user engagement so that pivot cam bar 220, usually from latched position down to last off-position.The cam part 223 of cam lever 220 preferably includes the tooth 224 of a pair of outside layout, and they can laterally extend across the length of cam part 223.
The size of the pillar 226 of a pair of positioned opposite and position are designed to make pillar 226 to insert in the respective aperture 216 in the rear wall parts 213 of housings 210, so that cam lever 220 remains on wherein pivotly on the cam lever 220.Optionally biased element (such as spring 230) be attached to cam lever 220 and with cam lever 220 towards the latched position bias voltage.The bar portion 222 of cam lever 220 comprises that the hole of running through wherein 228 is to hold the frenulum (not shown).
Lid 240 in the disclosed embodiment comprises that one or more otch or hole 255 are to hold spring 230.Can understand that flange part 212 can be used to be convenient to lace locking device 200 is attached to boots or other footwear, for example use above-mentioned any method.
Referring now to Fig. 6 A and 6B, wherein show the side view of lace locking device 200, its middle shell 210 and lid 240 illustrate with transversal form.The suture 91 that lace locking device 200 usefulness extend through flange 212 is attached to boots tongue 92, but clearly other attachment method also is fit to, as known in the art.Cam lever 220 is shown in and is in following latched position among Fig. 6 A and is in the off-position in Fig. 6 B.
Spring 230 is orientated one leg as and is extended through the otch 255 that covers in 240, and relative end is engaged in the hole 225 in the cam lever 220, and spiral part arranges round pillar 226 so that spring 230 with cam lever 220 towards the latched position bias voltage.In latched position, tooth 224 is engaged on frenulum 96 between the inner surface of the cam part 223 of cam lever 220 and antetheca 214 with clamping.
Cam lever 220 also comprises optional key sheet portion 241, and it can form, and position, size and dimension be designed to make the respective aperture 243 in its engagement housing 210, thereby cam lever 220 can lock or remain on aperture position provisionally.For release cam bar 220, promptly be back to the frenulum latched position, the downward simply catch bar portion 222 of user.
Now still with reference to Fig. 6 A and 6B, can find out, frenulum 96 enters lace locking device 200 by the following hole 257 in the housing 210, and extends upward between the cam part 223 of the inner surface of front wall portion 210 and cam lever 220, and wherein frenulum 96 can be by cam lever 220 locking ground engagements.Frenulum 96 extends upward the hole 228 in the bar portion 222, for the user is easy to approaching.
In a preferred embodiment, lace locking device 200 is being positioned above the cingulum on the boots tongue of ice skating boot (referring to Fig. 1), thereby allows lace locking device 200 to be easy to approaching and use.Tension force in the frenulum 96 can by simply upwards catch bar portion 222 remove, so that cam lever 220 is moved to the off-position from latched position.This has allowed easy and ergonomic release---and for example, actuating cam bar 220 is firmly grasped flap simultaneously and roughly upwards and is forward spurred so that the system that tightens relaxes and is easy to the release and the disengagement of boots thereby the permission user makes progress simply.Can expect that lace locking device 200 can be advantageously combined with the handle or the band (not shown) at place, boots tongue top.Will appreciate that in a preferred embodiment, lace locking device 200 will automatically mesh frenulum again rather than need the user manually cam lever 220 to be moved to latched position when cam lever 220 is released.If wish to unclamp a little frenulum, the user can of short duration simply upwards actuating cam bar 220.Will appreciate that also lace locking device 200 has processing ease and ergonomics shape intuitively.And cam lever 220 is to lock certainly---just the tension force in the frenulum tends to locking mechanism is drawn in latched position.
Also will appreciate that, although the present invention includes hole 228 in the bar portion 222 of cam lever 220 to hold frenulum 96; Alternatively, cam lever 220 alternatively can be a bifurcated, and for example L shaped or U-shaped can be oriented in around the cam lever 220 to hold frenulum or frenulum.It will also be appreciated that, lace locking device 200 alternatively can from shown in towards the rotation angle, such as 90 the degree (90 °).Lace locking device 200 can be used for in-line arrangement skating boots, conventional skating boots, Skis boots, ski boots, knapsack or other container, perhaps other motion and non-athletic equipment.
Though illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of the present invention, will appreciate that, can make various variations therein not breaking away under the spirit and scope of the invention.
Wherein require the embodiment of the invention of exclusivity proprietary or royalty right to limit as follows.
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1. lace locking device that is suitable for optionally meshing frenulum, this lace locking device comprises:
Housing, it is adapted to pass through the following hole reception frenulum in the housing and allows frenulum pass preceding hole and leaves housing, and this housing has antetheca and rear wall;
Be attached to the cam lever of rear wall pivotly, this cam lever has the cam part that is arranged in basically in the housing and from the outward extending bar of housing portion, bar portion leaves housing antetheca ground and extends forward;
Wherein can make cam lever move to the off-position from latched position by the catch bar portion that makes progress, wherein, in described latched position, the frenulum that is received is frictionally remained between the cam part and housing antetheca of cam lever, in described off-position, the frenulum that is received is not kept by cam part.
2. according to the lace locking device of claim 1, wherein the cam part of cam lever also comprises the tooth of outside layout, and it meshes frenulum when cam lever is in latched position.
3. according to the lace locking device of claim 1, wherein lace locking device also comprises periphery flange.
4. according to the lace locking device of claim 3, wherein the bar portion of cam lever is orientated and deviates from described flange, and by with bar portion roughly upward displacement cam lever is pivoted so that cam part moves away antetheca.
5. according to the lace locking device of claim 4, its king-rod portion also comprises the hole that is suitable for holding frenulum.
6. according to the lace locking device of claim 1, also comprise biased element, its engagement with cams bar so that cam lever by towards the latched position bias voltage.
7. according to the lace locking device of claim 6, wherein biased element comprises spring.
8. according to the lace locking device of claim 1, wherein lace locking device be oriented tension force in the feasible frenulum that receives with cam lever towards the latched position bias voltage.
9. according to the lace locking device of claim 1, wherein lace locking device comprises separablely having the front flange portion of through hole and be attached to front flange portion limiting the cap of housing, and cam lever comprises the pillar of outside layout so that be fixed to housing pivotly.
10. according to the lace locking device of claim 1, wherein cam lever also comprises key sheet portion, and housing also comprises the hole, and the size in described hole and position are designed to the key sheet portion that when cam lever moves to the off-position described hole frictionally receives cam lever.
11. frenulum and frenulum locking device, this device comprises:
Frenulum;
Housing, it has the flange part that is suitable for being attached to boots, and this housing has front wall portion, and this housing also comprises down hole and preceding hole, and wherein frenulum enters housing by hole down and by leaving housing in preceding hole;
Be attached to the cam lever of housing pivotly, this cam lever has bar portion and finger cam portion is arranged, and there have finger cam portion to be arranged as to be relative to limit the passage that is suitable for holding frenulum betwixt with the front wall portion of housing;
Wherein cam lever can be moved to the second place from primary importance by the bar portion that moves up, wherein, in described primary importance, frenulum is fastened between the front wall portion that finger cam portion and housing are arranged of cam lever clampedly, in the described second place, frenulum is not fastening not clampedly.
12., wherein can make finger cam portion move away the wall portion of housing towards the second place by the catch bar portion that makes progress according to the device of claim 11.
13. according to the device of claim 11, its king-rod portion also comprises the hole that is suitable for holding frenulum.
14. according to the device of claim 11, also comprise biased element, its engagement with cams bar so that cam lever by towards the primary importance bias voltage.
15. according to the device of claim 14, wherein biased element comprises spring.
16. according to the device of claim 11, its middle shell be oriented tension force in the feasible frenulum that receives with cam lever towards the latched position bias voltage.
17. according to the device of claim 11, its middle shell comprises front flange portion with through hole and the cap that is attached to front flange portion.
18. according to the device of claim 11, wherein cam lever also comprises key sheet portion, and housing also comprises the hole, the size in described hole and position are designed to the key sheet portion that when cam lever moves to the off-position described hole frictionally receives cam lever.

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1. lace locking device that is suitable for optionally meshing frenulum, this lace locking device comprises:
Housing, it is suitable for receiving the frenulum that runs through wherein, and this housing has antetheca and rear wall;
Be attached to the cam lever of rear wall pivotly, this cam lever has the cam part that is arranged in basically in the housing and from the outward extending bar of housing portion;
Wherein cam lever is moved between latched position and off-position by the catch bar portion that makes progress, wherein, in described latched position, the frenulum that is received is frictionally remained between the cam part and housing antetheca of cam lever, in described off-position, the frenulum that is received is not kept by cam part.
2. according to the lace locking device of claim 1, wherein the cam part of cam lever also comprises the tooth of outside layout, and it meshes frenulum when cam lever is in latched position.
3. according to the lace locking device of claim 1, wherein lace locking device also comprises periphery flange.
4. according to the lace locking device of claim 3, wherein the bar portion of cam lever is orientated and deviates from described flange, and by with bar portion roughly upward displacement cam lever is pivoted so that cam part moves away antetheca.
5. according to the lace locking device of claim 4, its king-rod portion also comprises the hole that is suitable for holding frenulum.
6. according to the lace locking device of claim 1, also comprise biased element, its engagement with cams bar so that cam lever by towards the latched position bias voltage.
7. according to the lace locking device of claim 6, wherein biased element comprises spring.
8. according to the lace locking device of claim 1, wherein lace locking device be oriented tension force in the feasible frenulum that receives with cam lever towards the latched position bias voltage.
9. according to the lace locking device of claim 1, wherein lace locking device comprises separablely having the front flange portion of through hole and be attached to front flange portion limiting the cap of housing, and cam lever comprises the pillar of outside layout so that be fixed to housing pivotly.
10. according to the lace locking device of claim 1, wherein cam lever also comprises key sheet portion, and housing also comprises the hole, and the size in described hole and position are designed to the key sheet portion that when cam lever moves to the off-position described hole frictionally receives cam lever.
11. a device that is used for fastening frenulum, this device comprises:
Be suitable for being attached to the housing of boots, this housing has wall portion;
Be attached to the cam lever of housing pivotly, this cam lever has bar portion and finger cam portion is arranged, and there have finger cam portion to be arranged as to be relative to the wall portion of housing to limit the passage that is suitable for holding frenulum betwixt;
Wherein cam lever can move between the primary importance and the second place, and wherein, in described primary importance, frenulum is fastened between the wall portion that finger cam portion and housing are arranged of cam lever clampedly, and in the described second place, frenulum is not fastening not clampedly.
12., wherein can make finger cam portion move away the wall portion of housing towards the second place by the catch bar portion that makes progress according to the device of claim 11.
13. according to the device of claim 11, its king-rod portion also comprises the hole that is suitable for holding frenulum.
14. according to the device of claim 11, also comprise biased element, its engagement with cams bar so that cam lever by towards the primary importance bias voltage.
15. according to the device of claim 14, wherein biased element comprises spring.
16. according to the device of claim 11, its middle shell be oriented tension force in the feasible frenulum that receives with cam lever towards the latched position bias voltage.
17. according to the device of claim 11, its middle shell comprises front flange portion with through hole and the cap that is attached to front flange portion.
18. according to the device of claim 11, wherein cam lever also comprises key sheet portion, and housing also comprises the hole, the size in described hole and position are designed to the key sheet portion that when cam lever moves to the off-position described hole frictionally receives cam lever.
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