US3469770A - Detachable system for assembling two elements - Google Patents

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US3469770A
US3469770A US694007A US3469770DA US3469770A US 3469770 A US3469770 A US 3469770A US 694007 A US694007 A US 694007A US 3469770D A US3469770D A US 3469770DA US 3469770 A US3469770 A US 3469770A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
    • A45C13/04—Frames
    • A45C13/06—Frame closures
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C13/00—Details; Accessories
    • A45C13/10—Arrangement of fasteners
    • A45C13/1038—Arrangement of fasteners of flexible ties
    • A45C13/1053—Arrangement of fasteners of flexible ties of tabs
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B45/00—Hooks; Eyes
    • F16B45/02—Hooks with pivoting or elastically bending closing member
    • F16B45/036—Hooks with pivoting or elastically bending closing member with an elastically bending closing member
    • Y—GENERAL 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
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/45—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock]
    • Y10T24/45225—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock] including member having distinct formations and mating member selectively interlocking therewith
    • Y10T24/45272—Projection passes through cavity then moves toward noninserted portion of its member to complete interlock [e.g., snap hook]
    • Y10T24/45288—Hook type projection member
    • Y10T24/45304—Noninserted portion of projection member includes movably connected gate for closing access throat
    • Y10T24/45408—Resilient, self-biased gate
    • Y10T24/45419—Gate and hook formed from plastic
    • Y—GENERAL 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
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/45—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock]
    • Y10T24/45225—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock] including member having distinct formations and mating member selectively interlocking therewith
    • Y10T24/45272—Projection passes through cavity then moves toward noninserted portion of its member to complete interlock [e.g., snap hook]
    • Y10T24/45288—Hook type projection member
    • Y10T24/45304—Noninserted portion of projection member includes movably connected gate for closing access throat
    • Y10T24/45408—Resilient, self-biased gate
    • Y10T24/45429—Gate and hook formed from single piece of sheet metal
    • Y—GENERAL 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
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/45—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock]
    • Y10T24/45225—Separable-fastener or required component thereof [e.g., projection and cavity to complete interlock] including member having distinct formations and mating member selectively interlocking therewith
    • Y10T24/45471—Projection having movable connection between components thereof or variable configuration

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  • a connecting device comprising a first element, a hook member fixed to said first element, a covering member fixed to said first element, a second element and a retaining member fixed to said second element, whereby the hook member and covering member can be pushed into the retaining member so that the hook member engages said retaining member and the covering member is movable relative to the hook member to a position in which it covers the hook member and thus renders the hook member inoperative so that the hook and covering members can be withdrawn from the retaining member.
  • the present invention relates to a system enabling two elements to be assembled and separated by a relative movement between the said two elements or between devices integral therewith, the said system being usable for various purposes, particularly for closing, fixing, stretching, tightening, hooking, suspension, assembly or others.
  • the aforementioned detachable system for the assembly of two elements in accordance with the invention comprises a combination of a hooking device and a covering device affixed to the first of the two elements to be assembled, and a retaining device affixed to the second of the two elements to be assembled, the entire system being constructed in such a manner that the hooking device can be caused to engage with or disengage from the retaining device by a relative movement between them, on the one hand, and that the covering device can assume either of two positions, enabling the hooking device to engage the retaining device or preventing this engagement, as the case may be.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal section of a first embodiment of the assembly system to which the invention relates;
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view
  • FIGS. 3 to 8 are schematic diagrams of the various phases of the operation of connecting and separating the two elements to be assembled
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic longitudinal section of a second version of an assembly system in accordance with the invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a plan view
  • FIGS. 1l-16 are schematic diagrams of the different phases of the operation of interconnecting and separating two elements by the system shown in FIGS. 9 and 10.
  • the purpose is to close a pouch 1 by means of a flap 2.
  • a tab 3 of a flexible material such as plastic, strong paper and cardboard, leather, thin metal etc., is aifixed to the flap 2 at the point marked 4.
  • the free end of the tab 3 is folded back at 5, in such a way as to form a V comprising a free branch 6.
  • the length of this tongue 7 is such that it partly penetrates the opening of the V, at 5.
  • a securing strap 8 at any suitable material, such as flexible plastic, semi-rigid or rigid plastic, strong paper and cardboard, dressed fabric, leather, thin metal etc., is aflixed to the pouch 1 in such a way as to leave a free space 9 between the lower surface of the securing strap and the surface of the pouch, in which space the tab 3 can be caused to engage.
  • suitable material such as flexible plastic, semi-rigid or rigid plastic, strong paper and cardboard, dressed fabric, leather, thin metal etc.
  • a pulling piece 10 is attached to the tab 3, opposite the V-shaped end, and likewise at the point marked 4, for example.
  • the flap 2 is freely movable in relation to the pouch 1, enabling the opening of the latter to be released.
  • the tab 3 and the parts integral with the latter are moved forward, in the direction shown by the arrow F1, in such a way as to fit it into the space 9 provided between the securing strap 8 and the upper surface of the pouch 1, thus moving the entire system into the relative positions shown in FIG. 4.
  • the V, shown at 5 and formed at the free end of the tab 3 has moved past the securing strap 8.
  • the movable assembly is once again moved forwards in the direction shown by the arrow F3, in such a way as to disengage the V-shaped end, 5, of the tab 3, from the securing strap 8.
  • the V, at 5, is then bent, as well as the tongue 7, by movements shown by the arrows F4 and F5 respectively, in such a way as to move them into the position shown in FIG. 7, in which the tongue 7 covers the external surface of the free branch 6 of the V, 5.
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 illustrate a second method of constructing the system to which the invention relates.
  • a tab 3a is again afiixed at 4 to the flap, and terminates at its free end in a V, at 5a, which, however, is orientated in the opposite manner to the V in the version shown in FIGS. 1, 2, so that its free branch 6a is situated underneath the tab 3a.
  • the tongue 7a which partially penetrates the opening of the V, is situated below the tab 3a.
  • the devices interacting with the V of the tab 3a consist of two securing straps 11 and 12, afiixed by their ends to the pouch 1 in such a way that spaces 13 and 14 respectively are left between the lower securing strap 11 and the upper surface of the pouch, on the one hand, and between the two securing straps themselves, on the other hand. It should also be noted that the lower securing strap 11 is wider than the upper securing strap 12, the purpose being explained in due course.
  • a pulling piece 10 is provided opposite to the V, 5a, as in the preceding version.
  • FIGS. 9 and 10 operates as follows:
  • the movable assembly is moved forward in the direction shown by the arrow F7, in such a way as to cause the V, 5a, to penetrate, as well as the tongue 7a partially engaged therein, into the space 14 provided between the securing straps 11 and 12, this insertion movement being guided by the lower securing strap 11, of greater width.
  • the movable assembly is drawn back, by means of the pulling piece 10, in the direction shown by the arrow F8, During this movement, the free branch 6a of the V, 5a, engages the space 13 provided between the lower securing strap 11 and the upper surrface of the pouch 1, in such a way that the V is secured in the strap 11. The fiap 2 is thus held in the closed position.
  • the movable assembly is restored to the position shown in FIG. 14, by means of a movement opposite to that shown by the arrow F8 in FIG. 13, after which the V, 5a, and the tongue 7a, are modified in shape, by movements according to the arrows F9 and F10 respectively, in such a way as to move these devices into the relative positions shown in FIG. 15, where the tongue 7a is situated underneath the outer tab 6a of the V, 5a, from which it has been disengaged.
  • the devices can then be restored to the position shown in FIG. 16, in which the flap 2 is once again freely movable in relation to the pouch 1.
  • the system of assembly to which the invention relates is characterized, in particular, by its very simple construction, its low cost and its operational reliability.
  • It can be used for closing pouches, cases, envelopes, portfolios, books, registers, files, boxes or other receptacles.
  • It can be used as a device for hanging curtains or for securing camping equipment, vehicle covers and dustsheets.
  • a tightening and assembly device it can be employed, for example, for making up bundles of objects or preparing rapid packings.
  • It can also be used as a system for hooking or suspending various devices, particular furniture or decorations, particularly when the hooking or suspension system is provisional and has to be changed frequently and without loss of time.
  • a releasable connecting device comprising a first .4 element, a second element, and means for releasably connecting said first element to said second element, said means comprising a strap member secured to said second element so that an open space is provided between said strap and said second element, a longitudinally extending flexible first member secured at one end to and extending from said first element, the free end of said first member being folded over upon itself and forming a hook-shaped end section, said first member secured to said first element so that its free end extends therefrom to a point beyond said strap and is arranged to pass through the open space provided by said strap and is arranged so that the hook shape end section is movable into locking engagement with said strap, a longitudinally extending flexible member secured at one end to said first element at approximately the same position as said first member, said cover member positioned adjacent the side of said first member on which the hook shaped end section is located and extending toward the free end of said first member for a distance sufficient to permit the free end of said flexible cover member to enter into the hook
  • a connecting device as set forth in claim 1, wherein a pulling member affixed to said first member and said cover member at the location of their attachment to said first element for movably displacing said first member and cover member relative to said strap member.
  • a connecting element as set forth in claim 1, wherein said second element comprises a pouch-like member, said first element comprises an integral part of said pouch member extending outwardly therefrom and arranged to form a closure for the opening in said pouch member, said first element arranged to be displaceable toward and away from said strap on said second element for effecting the attachment and release of said cover to said pouchlike member.

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US4024607A (en) * 1975-04-18 1977-05-24 Melvin Rosenberg Clasp
US4257644A (en) * 1979-04-02 1981-03-24 Stephens Richard E Wheelchair tie-down

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FR639743A (fr) * 1927-01-29 1928-06-28 Houdry Et Fils J Perfectionnements apportés aux dispositifs de fermeture pour chaînes ou autres applications similaires
GB574288A (en) * 1944-01-26 1945-12-31 Gatward Harry F Improvements in or relating to document containers, envelopes and the like
US2513256A (en) * 1949-04-18 1950-06-27 Clarence E Sonnenburg Self-releasing hook
US2756478A (en) * 1952-07-26 1956-07-31 John J Morrissey Fishline connector joint

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US1151669A (en) * 1915-03-05 1915-08-31 Charles L Depollier Bracelet.
FR639743A (fr) * 1927-01-29 1928-06-28 Houdry Et Fils J Perfectionnements apportés aux dispositifs de fermeture pour chaînes ou autres applications similaires
GB574288A (en) * 1944-01-26 1945-12-31 Gatward Harry F Improvements in or relating to document containers, envelopes and the like
US2513256A (en) * 1949-04-18 1950-06-27 Clarence E Sonnenburg Self-releasing hook
US2756478A (en) * 1952-07-26 1956-07-31 John J Morrissey Fishline connector joint

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US4024607A (en) * 1975-04-18 1977-05-24 Melvin Rosenberg Clasp
US4257644A (en) * 1979-04-02 1981-03-24 Stephens Richard E Wheelchair tie-down

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