WO2014116972A1 - Receipt and/or coupling of threaded rods respectively having incompatible thread patterns - Google Patents
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- 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
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- the present invention pertains to receipt and/or coupling of threaded rods respectively having incompatible thread patterns.
- incompatible thread patterns include, but are not limited to: (a) different degrees of pitch, (b) right-handed and left-handed and (c) being dimensioned in accordance with different standards, such as metric and SAE
- the present invention provides apparatus for receiving any of a particular set of threaded rods respectively having incompatible thread patterns, comprising: a body having a threaded interior shaft disposed for receiving a threaded rod; wherein the interior shaft is threaded with a plurality of incompatible thread patterns from at least one particular set of incompatible thread patterns for receiving a rod having one of the incompatible thread patterns from the at least one particular set of incompatible thread patterns.
- the apparatus of the present invention is adapted for coupling threaded rods having incompatible thread patterns, wherein the threaded interior shaft is disposed for receiving simultaneously a plurality of threaded rods respectively having incompatible thread patterns from the particular set of incompatible thread patterns and thereby coupling the plurality of threaded rods.
- the present invention also provides a method of coupling threaded rods respectively having incompatible thread patterns, comprising the steps of:
- a coupling apparatus that includes a body having a threaded interior shaft disposed for receiving simultaneously a plurality of threaded rods respectively having incompatible thread patterns from a particular set of incompatible thread patterns and thereby coupling the plurality of threaded rods;
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention in which a coupling apparatus simultaneously couples a pair of rods having incompatible thread patterns from one particular set of incompatible thread patterns.
- FIG. 2 is an end view of only the coupling apparatus shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the coupling apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 taken along lines A-A in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 4 is a sectional view of an alternative exemplary embodiment of a coupling apparatus according to the present invention.
- an exemplary embodiment of a coupling apparatus 10 is used to couple a pair of threaded rods 12, 14 having incompatible thread patterns.
- the coupling apparatus 10 includes a body 16 having a threaded interior shaft 18 that is disposed for receiving simultaneously the pair of threaded rods 12, 14 respectively having incompatible thread patterns from a particular set of incompatible thread patterns, and thereby couples the pair of threaded rods 12, 14 respectively having the incompatible thread patterns.
- the interior shaft 18 is threaded throughout with two incompatible thread patterns by obtaining a known coupling that is threaded throughout with one of the two thread patterns and using a thread tap (not shown) to cut the other thread pattern into the interior shaft 18.
- the threaded interior shaft 18 is threaded with incompatible thread patterns that are fine and coarse.
- the threaded interior shaft is threaded with incompatible thread patterns that are right-handed and left-handed.
- the other features of the coupling apparatus are as described and shown with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
- the dimensions of one of the incompatible thread patterns are metric and the dimensions of the other thread pattern are in accordance with SAE standards.
- both thread patterns may have the same degree of pitch, and/or both thread patterns may be either right-handed or left-handed.
- the interior shaft is threaded with a plurality of particular sets of incompatible thread patterns.
- the apparatus is not used for coupling two rods having incompatible thread patterns.
- Such an apparatus is adapted for receiving any of a particular set of threaded rods respectively having incompatible thread patterns.
- Such an exemplary receiving apparatus includes a body having a threaded interior shaft disposed for receiving a threaded rod, wherein the interior shaft is threaded with a plurality of incompatible thread patterns from at least one particular set of incompatible thread patterns for receiving a rod having one of the incompatible thread patterns from the at least one particular set of incompatible thread patterns.
- An example of such a receiving apparatus is a bracket mounted on a frame of an automobile; wherein the bracket is used in combination with a threaded rod that is coupled to some other device, such as an engine, to attach the other device to the frame by threading into the interior shaft of the body of the bracket a threaded rod having a thread pattern from the particular set of incompatible thread patterns of the interior shaft of the bracket.
- thread patterns that are incompatible by reason of being of different degrees of pitch may also be incompatible by being right-handed and left-handed and/or by their respective dimensions being metric and in accordance with SAE standards.
- thread patterns that are incompatible by reason of being right-handed and left-handed may also be incompatible by their respective dimensions being metric and in accordance with SAE standards.
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Abstract
An apparatus for receiving any of a particular set of threaded rods respectively having incompatible thread patterns includes a body having a threaded interior shaft disposed for receiving a threaded rod. The interior shaft is threaded with a plurality of incompatible thread patterns from at least one particular set of incompatible thread patterns for receiving a rod having one of the incompatible thread patterns from the at least one particular set of incompatible thread patterns. In one aspect, the apparatus is adapted for coupling threaded rods having incompatible thread patterns, wherein the threaded interior shaft is disposed for receiving simultaneously a plurality of threaded rods respectively having incompatible thread patterns from the at least one particular set of incompatible thread patterns and thereby coupling the plurality of threaded rods.
Description
RECEIPT AND/OR COUPLING OF THREADED RODS RESPECTIVELY HAVING
INCOMPATIBLE THREAD PATTERNS
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention pertains to receipt and/or coupling of threaded rods respectively having incompatible thread patterns. Examples of particular sets of incompatible thread patterns include, but are not limited to: (a) different degrees of pitch, (b) right-handed and left-handed and (c) being dimensioned in accordance with different standards, such as metric and SAE
(Society of Automotive Engineers).
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides apparatus for receiving any of a particular set of threaded rods respectively having incompatible thread patterns, comprising: a body having a threaded interior shaft disposed for receiving a threaded rod; wherein the interior shaft is threaded with a plurality of incompatible thread patterns from at least one particular set of incompatible thread patterns for receiving a rod having one of the incompatible thread patterns from the at least one particular set of incompatible thread patterns.
In one aspect, the apparatus of the present invention is adapted for coupling threaded rods having incompatible thread patterns, wherein the threaded interior shaft is disposed for receiving simultaneously a plurality of threaded rods respectively having incompatible thread patterns from the particular set of incompatible thread patterns and thereby coupling the plurality of threaded rods.
The present invention also provides a method of coupling threaded rods respectively having incompatible thread patterns, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a coupling apparatus that includes a body having a threaded interior shaft disposed for receiving simultaneously a plurality of threaded rods respectively having
incompatible thread patterns from a particular set of incompatible thread patterns and thereby coupling the plurality of threaded rods; and
(b) threading the rods into the respective thread pattern of the shaft that is compatible with the thread pattern of the respective rod. Additional features of the present invention are described with reference to the detailed description of the preferred embodiments.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention in which a coupling apparatus simultaneously couples a pair of rods having incompatible thread patterns from one particular set of incompatible thread patterns.
FIG. 2 is an end view of only the coupling apparatus shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the coupling apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 taken along lines A-A in FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view of an alternative exemplary embodiment of a coupling apparatus according to the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, an exemplary embodiment of a coupling apparatus 10 according to the present invention is used to couple a pair of threaded rods 12, 14 having incompatible thread patterns. The coupling apparatus 10 includes a body 16 having a threaded interior shaft 18 that is disposed for receiving simultaneously the pair of threaded rods 12, 14 respectively having incompatible thread patterns from a particular set of incompatible thread
patterns, and thereby couples the pair of threaded rods 12, 14 respectively having the incompatible thread patterns.
The interior shaft 18 is threaded throughout with two incompatible thread patterns by obtaining a known coupling that is threaded throughout with one of the two thread patterns and using a thread tap (not shown) to cut the other thread pattern into the interior shaft 18.
Referring to the cross-sectional view of FIG. 3, the threaded interior shaft 18 is threaded with incompatible thread patterns that are fine and coarse.
Referring to the cross-sectional view of FIG. 4, in an alternative exemplary embodiment of a coupling apparatus according to the present invention, the threaded interior shaft is threaded with incompatible thread patterns that are right-handed and left-handed. In this alternative embodiment, the other features of the coupling apparatus are as described and shown with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
In other embodiments, the dimensions of one of the incompatible thread patterns are metric and the dimensions of the other thread pattern are in accordance with SAE standards. In some of these other embodiments, both thread patterns may have the same degree of pitch, and/or both thread patterns may be either right-handed or left-handed.
In some embodiments, the interior shaft is threaded with a plurality of particular sets of incompatible thread patterns.
In an alternative embodiment (not shown) of an apparatus according to the present invention, the apparatus is not used for coupling two rods having incompatible thread patterns.
For example, such an apparatus is adapted for receiving any of a particular set of threaded rods respectively having incompatible thread patterns. Such an exemplary receiving apparatus includes a body having a threaded interior shaft disposed for receiving a threaded rod, wherein
the interior shaft is threaded with a plurality of incompatible thread patterns from at least one particular set of incompatible thread patterns for receiving a rod having one of the incompatible thread patterns from the at least one particular set of incompatible thread patterns.
An example of such a receiving apparatus is a bracket mounted on a frame of an automobile; wherein the bracket is used in combination with a threaded rod that is coupled to some other device, such as an engine, to attach the other device to the frame by threading into the interior shaft of the body of the bracket a threaded rod having a thread pattern from the particular set of incompatible thread patterns of the interior shaft of the bracket.
The features of the various embodiments described herein may be combined with each other in accordance with the present invention. In one example, thread patterns that are incompatible by reason of being of different degrees of pitch may also be incompatible by being right-handed and left-handed and/or by their respective dimensions being metric and in accordance with SAE standards. In another example, thread patterns that are incompatible by reason of being right-handed and left-handed may also be incompatible by their respective dimensions being metric and in accordance with SAE standards.
The benefits specifically stated herein do not necessarily apply to every conceivable embodiment of the present invention. Further, such stated benefits of the present invention are only examples and should not be construed as the only benefits of the present invention.
While the above description contains many specificities, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of the present invention, but rather as examples of the preferred embodiments described herein. Other variations are possible and the scope of the present invention should be determined not by the embodiments described herein but rather by the claims and their legal equivalents.
Claims
1. Apparatus for receiving any of a particular set of threaded rods respectively having incompatible thread patterns, comprising:
a body having a threaded interior shaft disposed for receiving a threaded rod;
wherein the interior shaft is threaded with a plurality of incompatible thread patterns from at least one particular set of incompatible thread patterns for receiving a rod having one of the incompatible thread patterns from the at least one particular set of incompatible thread patterns.
2. Apparatus according to Claim 1, wherein the shaft is threaded with a plurality of particular sets of incompatible thread patterns.
3. Apparatus according to Claim 1 for coupling threaded rods having incompatible thread patterns,
wherein the threaded interior shaft is disposed for receiving simultaneously a plurality of threaded rods respectively having incompatible thread patterns from the at least one particular set of incompatible thread patterns and thereby coupling the plurality of threaded rods.
4. Apparatus according to Claim 3, wherein the interior shaft is threaded with a plurality of particular sets of incompatible thread patterns.
5. A method of coupling threaded rods respectively having incompatible thread patterns, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a coupling apparatus that includes a body having a threaded interior shaft disposed for receiving simultaneously a plurality of threaded rods respectively having incompatible thread patterns from at least one particular set of incompatible thread patterns and thereby coupling the plurality of threaded rods; and
(b) threading the rods into the respective thread pattern of the shaft that is compatible with the thread pattern of the respective rod.
6. The method according to Claim 5, wherein the shaft is threaded with a plurality of particular sets of incompatible thread patterns.
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