Locking device

• US 8,408,507 B2
• Filed: 10/06/2010
• Issued: 04/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chi-Perng Liu
• Original Assignee: Chi-Perng Liu
• Inventors: Liu, Chi-Perng
• Primary Examiner(s): Wujciak, Alfred J
• Application Number:
  US12/898,772
• Publication Number:
  US 20120084945A1
• Time in Patent Office: 909 Days
• Field of Search: 248/230.1, 248/230.4, 248/230.5, 248/230.7, 248/231.51, 248/231.61, 248/231.71, 248/231.81, 248/316.5, 248/316.6, 248/65, 248/70, 248/74.1, 244/89, 245/13, 245/16, 245/17, 245/38, 244/55, 244/99, 245/00, 245/02, 245/04, 245/09, 245/10, 245/23, 245/24, 269/91, 269/92, 269/142, 269/143, 269/150, 269/160, 269/162, 269/163, 269/188, 269/254.CS, 269/254.C
• US Class Current: 248/230.4
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2/10 using pivoting jaws
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/44376 Spring or resiliently biased about pivot
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/44709 Pivoted or rotated element

Abstract

A locking device includes: a pivot rod extending through a connecting block of a U-shaped seat and through a connecting block of a rotary cover such that the rotary cover is rotatable relative to the seat between unlocking and locking positions; a resilient member for biasing the rotary cover to move toward the locking position; and a position-limiting unit including a guiding groove formed in one of the connecting block and the pivot block, and a guiding rod provided on the other one of the connecting block and the pivot block, and extending into and engaging movably the guiding groove. When the guiding rod is limited and engaged in one end of the guiding groove, the rotary cover is positioned at the unlocking position, where the rotary cover is spaced apart from the seat.

Claims

1. A locking device comprising:

a U-shaped seat including a base block, and first and second lateral blocks opposite to each other in a first direction, extending upwardly from said base block and cooperating with said base block to define an accommodating space adapted for receiving an article, said seat further including at least one first connecting block extending from a stop surface of said second lateral block;

a rotary cover including a cover body, and at least one first pivot block extending from said cover body;

a pivot rod extending through said first connecting block of said seat, and through said first pivot block of said rotary cover such that said rotary cover is rotatable relative to said seat between an unlocking position, and a locking position, where said seat cooperates with said rotary cover to embrace the article received in said accommodating space;

a resilient member connected between said seat and said rotary cover for biasing said rotary cover to move toward the locking position; and

a position-limiting unit including an arched guiding groove formed in a surface of one of said first connecting block of said seat and said first pivot block of said rotary cover that faces the other one of said first connecting block of said seat and said first pivot block of the rotary cover, and a guiding rod provided on the other one of said first connecting block of said seat and said first pivot block of said rotary cover, extending into and engaging movably said guiding groove, said guiding groove having a first end in proximity to said accommodating space;

wherein, when said guiding rod is limited and engaged in said first end of said guiding groove, said rotary cover is positioned at the unlocking position, where said rotary cover is spaced apart from said top surface of said second lateral block of said seat.

2. The locking device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said guiding groove of said position-limiting unit further has a second end opposite to said first end and distal from said accommodating space;

and

wherein, when said guiding rod is limited and engaged in said second end of said guiding groove, said rotary cover is positioned at the locking position.

3. The locking device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said resilient member includes a first positioning bolt mounted fixedly on said first pivot block of said rotary cover, a second positioning bolt mounted fixedly on said second lateral block of said base, and a spring having opposite ends connected respectively to said first and second positioning bolts.

4. The locking device as claimed in claim 1, where:

said seat further includes a second connecting block extending from said top surface of said second lateral block, and spaced apart from said first connecting block in a second direction transverse to the first direction;

said rotary cover further includes a second pivot block extending from said cover body, spaced apart from said first pivot block in the second direction, and disposed between said first and second connecting blocks of said seat; and

said pivot rod further extends through said second pivot block of said rotary cover and into said second connecting block of said seat.

5. A locking device comprising:

a U-shaped seat having a connecting block;

a rotary cover having a pivot block;

a pivot rod extending through said connecting block of said seat and through said pivot block of said rotary cover such that said rotary cover is rotatable relative to said seat; and

a position-limiting unit including

an arched guiding groove formed in a surface of one of said connecting block of said seat and said pivot block of said rotary cover that faces the other one of said connecting block of said seat and said pivot block of the rotary cover, and having opposite ends, and

a guiding rod provided on the other one of said connecting block of said seat and said pivot block of said rotary cover, and extending into and engaging movably said guiding groove such that said guiding rod is limited to movement along said guiding groove between said opposite ends.