Self-locking rod end clip
First Claim
1. A rod end clip including:
- a detent head with an aperture therethrough;
a leg assembly perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said aperture and affixed to said detent head;
an arm assembly affixed to said leg assembly, said arm assembly including a semi-circular rod seat, a guide element, and a flexible finger, wherein said flexible finger and said guide element are opposed to each other thereby forming a channel therebetween which is directed to said semi-circular rod seat, and wherein said flexible finger has an unflexed position spaced away from said semi-circular rod seat and a flexed position spaced toward said semi-circular rod seat in relation to said unflexed position.
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Abstract
The rod end clip includes a detent head with an aperture therethrough. The aperture provides a pivot point with respect to a rod end onto which the rod end clip is being installed. The detent head subsequently provides a pivot point for the rod with respect to an aperture in a panel into which the detent head is inserted. The rod end clip further includes an arm assembly with a semi-circular seat and a flexible finger. As the rod is pivoted into the arm assembly to be engaged by the semi-circular seat, the flexible finger is urged from an unflexed position to a flexed position. The flexible finger thereafter generates an audible clicking sound as the rod passes from contact with the flexible finger and into the semi-circular seat.
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12 Claims
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1. A rod end clip including:
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a detent head with an aperture therethrough;
a leg assembly perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said aperture and affixed to said detent head;
an arm assembly affixed to said leg assembly, said arm assembly including a semi-circular rod seat, a guide element, and a flexible finger, wherein said flexible finger and said guide element are opposed to each other thereby forming a channel therebetween which is directed to said semi-circular rod seat, and wherein said flexible finger has an unflexed position spaced away from said semi-circular rod seat and a flexed position spaced toward said semi-circular rod seat in relation to said unflexed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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