Arrangement for the detachable fastening of an end of an elongated member

• US 4,582,443 A
• Filed: 01/27/1983
• Issued: 04/15/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/1982
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Franz Hegele
• Original Assignee: Franz Hegele
• Inventors: Hegele, Franz
• Primary Examiner(s): KUNDRAT, ANDREW
• Application Number:
  US06/461,482
• Time in Patent Office: 1,174 Days
• Field of Search: 403/209, 403/215, 403/105, 403/252, 403/9.20, 16/125, 16/114 R, 292/52 A, 292/52 AC
• US Class Current: 403/9
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 32/45 Fixation means for feet of the board user, e.g. footstraps
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 32/77 Arrangements for fixation of accessories to the board, e.g. inserts or rails
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 21/088 the stud, pin or spigot being integrally formed with the component to be fastened, e.g. forming part of the sheet, plate or strip

Abstract

In an arrangement for detachable fastening of an end of an elongated member, particularly an end of a foot loop band, in a hole having an undercut, particularly in a sailing borrd, it is suggested that at the end of the elongated member there is a pawl of deformable material which is to be pressed against spring action to the end section of the elongated member leading to the end. During insertion of the end section into the hole, the pawl engages with its end face behind the undercut and thus is secured in the hole.

Claims

1. In an elongated member, an arrangement for detachably securing an end member (4) of an elongated member (2), in a hole (7) having an entrance to the hole with an undercut (6) formed at the entrance, such as an end member (4) for a foot loop band (2) detachably secured within a hole in sailiing board (1), said end member comprises a first section (8) and an elongated pawl section (10), said first section forming a continuation of said elongated member (2), said pawl secured to one end of said first section and said pawl having an end face spaced from said first section extending transversely of the elongated direction of said pawl, said pawl (10) being bent angularly relative to said first section through an angle at least greater than 90°

, said pawl (10) and said first section (8) being insertable to the hole (7) so that said end face (12) of said pawl (10) contacts the undercut (6) within the hole (7) and locks the elongated member (2) within the hole, wherein the improvement comprises that said locking pawl is formed of an elastically flexible material so that as force is applied to said elongated member (2) for removing said end member (4) from the undercut hole (7), an upsetting pressure is applied to said pawl (10) via the undercut (6) at the opening into the hole (7) whereby said pawl gradually forms an aligned extension of said first section until said end face (12) is released from the undercut.

2. An arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that said pawl (10) with said end section (8) of said elongated member (2) consists of one piece of elastically flexible material.

3. An arrangement according to claim 2, characterized in that said undercut (6) is located at an insert (14) which limits said hole (7) and is to be attached so as to be exchangeable.

4. An arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that said pawl (10) is attached so as to be exchangeable a said end (4) of said elongated member (2).

5. An arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that said pawl (10) is located at an extension which projects out of said hole (7) and by means of which said pawl (10) can be manually released.

6. An arrangement according to claim 1, characterized by a recess, leading to said pawl (10), into which a tool can be inserted for disengagement of said pawl (10).

7. In an elongated member an arrangement for detachably securing an end member (4) for the elongated member (2) in a hole (7) having an entrance with an undercut (6) formed at the entrance into said hole, such as an end member (4) for a foot loop band (2) detachably secured within a hole (7) in a sailing board (1), said end member comprises a rectilinear first section (8), said first section having a first end connected to the elongated member and an opposite second end, an arcuate second section at the second end of said first section, an elongated pawl connected to said second section, said first and second sections and said locking pawl consisting of a monolithic unit, said pawl (10) bent angularly relative to said first section (8) through an angle at least greater than 90°

, said pawl having an end face spaced from said second section with said end face extending transversely of the elongated direction of said pawl, so that said end face (12) of said pawl (8) contacts the undercut (6) within the hole (7) and locks the elongated member (2) within the hole, wherein the improvement comprises that said locking pawl said second second section and said first section are monolithically formed of an elastically flexible material so that the combination of said pawl said second and said first section have a released position and a locking position with the angle between said pawl in said first section being greater in the released position than in the locking position, said locking pawl having a pair of parallel sides extending in the elongated direction thereof and said end face extending perpendicularly of said parallel sides, said locking pawl having a length in the elongated direction so that in the locking position said end face bears against the undercut in said hole and said second section at the opposite end of said pawl bears against the base of said hole, and when a force is applied to said elongated member (2) for removing said end member (4) from the undercut hole, the force is applied through said first section and said section to said pawl and an upsetting pressure is applied to said pawl via the undercut at the opening into the hole whereby said pawl and said second section gradually form an aligned extension of said first section until said end face is released from the undercut.