HINGE PIN

• US 20170226785A1
• Filed: 02/08/2016
• Published: 08/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Forum US, Inc. (L E Simmons & Associates Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Forum US, Inc. (L E Simmons & Associates Incorporated)
• Inventors: VIERKE, Andre
• Granted Patent: US 10,196,846 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 2900/608 for machines

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. An apparatus 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; and

at least one fixation element configured to secure the securing element in the borehole.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the fixation element includes two slip pins configured to fix the securing element at two different positions within the borehole.

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

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

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a portion of the body is shaped as a circular cylinder.

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

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

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

9. The apparatus 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.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the borehole is closed at the end where the head is positioned and is open at the opposite end.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the body includes one or more members coupled together.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the two component parts form part of a drill floor.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the two component parts are hinges.

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

15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the fixation element is a groove formed in a top surface of the head, the groove configured to receive a retainer coupled to the securing element.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the groove has a diameter larger than a diameter of the borehole.