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  • US 3,215,023 A
  • Filed: 12/16/1963
  • Issued: 11/02/1965
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/16/1963
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A FASTER COMPRISING:

  • A PLUG HAVING A TAPERED LOWER PORTION;

    A HOUSING HAVING A CENTRAL CAVITY THEREIN, A PORTION OF SAID CAVITY BEING TAPERED IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE TAPERED PORTION OF SAID PLUG BUT AT A GREATER ANGLE, SAID HOUSING HAVING A PASSAGEWAY TEREIN FOR RECEIVING SAID PLUG, SAID PASSAGEWAY COMMUNICATING WITH SAID CAVITY;

    A CAGE POSITIONED IN SAID CAVITY AND SLIDABLY MOVABLE THEREIN, SAID CAGE HAVING A PLURALITY OF RADIAL PASSAGEWAYS AT THE UPPER END THEREOF;

    FIRST RESILIENT MEANS POSITIONED IN SAID CAVITY AND BEARING AGAINST SAID CAGE WHEREBY SAID CAGE IS BIASED UPWARDLY;

    A SPOOL POSITIONED IN SAID CAGE AND SLIDABLY MOVABLE THEREIN, SAID SPOOL INCLUDING AN EXPANDED PORTION HAVING A CAMMING SURFACE THEREON;

    SECOND RESILIENT MEANS POSITIONED IN SAID CAGE AND BEARING AGAINST SAID SPOOL WHEREBY SAID SPOOL IS BIASED UPWARDLY;

    AND A PLURALITY OF BALLS, ONE OF SAID BALLS POSITIONED IN EACH OF SAID RADIAL PASSAGEWAY OF SAID CAGE, SAID BALLS BEING ADAPTED TO BE WEDGED BETWEEN SAID TAPERED SURFACES TO LOCK SAID PLUG IN SAID HOUSING.

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