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MECHANICAL COUPLING

  • US 3,782,840 A
  • Filed: 10/05/1971
  • Issued: 01/01/1974
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/1971
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A mechanical coupling including a plug and a socket combination arranged for manual operation comprising:

  • a plug of general cylindrical shaPe including an annular groove formed in its outer surface;

    a socket including a main cylindrical body and a plurality of resilient tines secured to said body in a circular arrangement for surrounding said plug, each of said tines formed with an inwardly extending bead for engagement by the groove, and an outwardly extending rim for aiding in the locking operation; and

    a sleeve slidably mounted on the outer surface of said socket, said sleeve including an interior retaining ring and an inwardly extending rim for cooperating with the outwardly extending rims on the tines to maintain the tine beads in said plug groove when in a normal locked position, spring means mounted on either side of the retaining ring for resiliently positioning the sleeve in its normal position, and wherein said interior retaining ring is a separable component and is fitted into an annular slot formed in the interior surface of the sleeve.

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