Multi-position ball lock/quick release pin bushing/retainer
First Claim
1. A retaining assembly for a ball lock pin, the retaining assembly comprising:
- a bushing assembly configured to attachably engage an object, the bushing assembly having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining an engagement portion configured to receive locking balls urged therein in engagement, the outer surface being configured to be received within an object.
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Abstract
An exemplary retaining assembly for a ball lock pin includes a bushing assembly configured to attachably engage an object. The bushing assembly has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface defines an engagement portion configured to receive locking balls urged therein in engagement. The outer surface is configured to be received within the object. The bushing assembly can include any suitable bushing member as desired, such as a press fit bushing, a serrated press fit bushing, a diamond knurl bushing, a key insert bushing, a template bushing, and the like. The bushing assembly can be a lock bushing configured to receive therein a lock ring. The lock ring can be inserted into the lock bushing and around a tapered portion of a shaft of a ball lock pin to help prevent the ball lock pin from being removed from the bushing assembly.
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32 Claims
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1. A retaining assembly for a ball lock pin, the retaining assembly comprising:
a bushing assembly configured to attachably engage an object, the bushing assembly having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining an engagement portion configured to receive locking balls urged therein in engagement, the outer surface being configured to be received within an object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A retaining assembly for a ball lock pin, the retaining assembly comprising:
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a bushing assembly configured to attachably engage an object, the bushing assembly having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining an engagement portion that is a first radial groove configured to receive locking balls urged therein in engagement, the outer surface being configured to be received within an object, the bushing assembly further defining a second radial groove therein; and a lock ring that is receivable in the second radial groove. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An assembly for attaching objects, the assembly comprising:
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a ball lock pin having a plurality of locking balls; and a bushing assembly configured to attachably engage an object, the bushing assembly having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining an engagement portion configured to receive the plurality of locking balls urged therein in engagement, the outer surface being configured to be received within an object. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of attaching a ball lock pin, the method comprising:
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inserting a bushing assembly in a first object such an outer surface of the bushing assembly is received within the first object; inserting into the bushing assembly a plurality of locking balls disposed on a shaft of a ball lock pin; and outwardly urging the plurality of locking balls in engagement with an engagement portion of an inner surface of the bushing assembly. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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