Hinge pin

• US 10,196,846 B2
• Filed: 02/08/2016
• Issued: 02/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2016
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Forum US, Inc. (L E Simmons & Associates Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Forum US, Inc. (L E Simmons & Associates Incorporated)
• Inventors: Vierke, Andre
• Primary Examiner(s): Miller, William L
• Application Number:
  US15/018,305
• Publication Number:
  US 20170226785A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,093 Days
• Field of Search: 16386, 16223, 16380, 439 31, 439165
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 2005/102 Pins
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 3/02 with one pin
• CPC Class Codes: E05D 5/10 Pins, sockets or sleeves; Removable pins E05D15/522 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2999/00 Subject-matter not otherwise provided for in this subclass

Abstract

A pin according to the present disclosure is configured to connect at least two component parts by engaging, in an engaging direction, in superposed apertures of the component parts. The pin comprises a body having a drilled portion with a borehole extending in the engaging direction, the borehole configured to be at least partially traversed by a securing element, and at least one fixation element for fixing the securing element at the bored portion.

Claims

1. A hinge pin for connecting at least two component parts, comprising:

a body having a borehole formed therein along a longitudinal axis of the body;

a securing element disposed within the borehole, wherein the securing element is secured to the body at a first position and a second position that is longitudinally spaced apart from the first position;

a first fixation element configured to secure the securing element in the borehole at the first position; and

a second fixation element configured to secure the securing element in the borehole at the second position, wherein the first and second fixation elements comprise two slip pins configured to fix the securing element at the first and second positions within the borehole.

2. The hinge pin of claim 1, wherein the slip pins are disposed within slip pin holes formed in the body.

3. The hinge pin of claim 1, wherein the securing element includes at least one of a rod, a wire, a wire rope, and a chain.

4. The hinge pin of claim 1, wherein a portion of the body is shaped as a circular cylinder.

5. The hinge pin of claim 1, wherein the borehole has a cross-sectional diameter between about 1 mm and about 12 mm.

6. The hinge pin of claim 1, wherein the securing element has a cross-sectional diameter between about 0.5 mm and about 3 mm.

7. The hinge pin of claim 1, further comprising a cotter pin disposed through the body and configured to couple the hinge pin to the at least two component parts.

8. The hinge pin of claim 1, further comprising a head positioned at an end of the body, wherein the head has a diameter larger than a diameter of the body.

9. The hinge pin of claim 8, wherein the borehole is closed at the end where the head is positioned and is open at the opposite end.

10. The hinge pin of claim 8, wherein at least one of the first and second fixation elements includes a groove formed in a top surface of the head, the groove configured to receive a retainer coupled to the securing element.

11. The hinge pin of claim 10, wherein the groove has a diameter larger than a diameter of the borehole.

12. The hinge pin of claim 1, wherein the body includes one or more members coupled together.

13. The hinge pin of claim 1, wherein the two component parts form part of a drill floor.

14. The hinge pin of claim 1, wherein the two component parts are hinges.

15. The hinge pin of claim 1, wherein the two component parts form a clamping device for use on an oil rig.

16. A hinge pin for connecting at least two component parts, comprising:

a body having a borehole formed therein along a longitudinal axis of the body;

a securing element disposed within the borehole, wherein the securing element is secured to the body at a first position and a second position that is longitudinally spaced apart from the first position;

a first fixation element configured to secure the securing element in the borehole at the first position;

a second fixation element configured to secure the securing element in the borehole at the second position; and

a cotter pin disposed through the body and configured to couple the hinge pin to the at least two component parts.

17. A hinge pin for connecting at least two component parts, comprising:

a body having a borehole formed therein along a longitudinal axis of the body;

a securing element disposed within the borehole, wherein the securing element is secured to the body at a first position and a second position that is longitudinally spaced apart from the first position;

a first fixation element configured to secure the securing element in the borehole at the first position; and

a second fixation element configured to secure the securing element in the borehole at the second position, wherein the two component parts form part of a drill floor.

18. A hinge pin for connecting at least two component parts, comprising:

a body having a borehole formed therein along a longitudinal axis of the body;

a securing element disposed within the borehole, wherein the securing element is secured to the body at a first position and a second position that is longitudinally spaced apart from the first position;

a first fixation element configured to secure the securing element in the borehole at the first position; and

a second fixation element configured to secure the securing element in the borehole at the second position, wherein the two component parts form a clamping device for use on an oil rig.

19. A hinge pin for connecting at least two component parts, comprising:

a body having a borehole formed therein along a longitudinal axis of the body;

a head positioned at an end of the body, wherein the head has a diameter larger than a diameter of the body

a securing element disposed within the borehole, wherein the securing element is secured to the body at a first position and a second position that is longitudinally spaced apart from the first position;

a first fixation element configured to secure the securing element in the borehole at the first position; and

a second fixation element configured to secure the securing element in the borehole at the second position, wherein at least one of the first and second fixation elements includes a groove formed in a top surface of the head, the groove configured to receive a retainer coupled to the securing element.

20. The hinge pin of claim 19, wherein the groove has a diameter larger than a diameter of the borehole.