Attachment device with improved openable swivel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9429182-B2
Application number	US-201414555910-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 28, 2014
Priority date	Nov 27, 2013
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

A swivel attachment device comprising a pair of rings able to rotate freely with respect to one another around an axis of rotation defined by a central pivot-pin. At least one of the rings is in the form of a hook delineating a lateral access space. A removable closing part, composed of a spacer through which a fixing screw passes, is able to close said space performing partial take-up of the tensile forces.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A swivel attachment device comprising:
a pair of rings able to rotate freely with respect to one another around an axis of rotation formed by a central pivot-pin,
at least one of the rings being in the form of a hook delineating a lateral access space,
a closing part designed to close said space performing partial take-up of the tractive forces, said closing part comprising a removable fixing screw being laterally spaced apart from the axis of rotation, and extending in a substantially parallel direction to the central pivot-pin in the closed state,
said closing part comprising a spacer through which said fixing screw passes, said spacer pressing on two opposite surfaces of the hook, and
one of the rings having a hollow base comprising an annular positioning surface cooperating with a rim of the other ring leaving a predefined clearance for free rotation of the rings around the central pivot-pin, wherein the base of the ring is provided with a housing for receipt of a bearing, which is inserted between the head of the pivot-pin and the rim of the other ring, the bearing and the pivot-pin being configured to leave a clearance between the pair of rings.

2. The swivel attachment device according to claim 1 , wherein the end surfaces of the hook are parallel and extend orthogonally to the axis of rotation.

3. The swivel attachment device according to claim 1 , wherein the two rings are openable by means of two screws having opposite tightening and loosening directions in the axial direction of the axis of rotation.

4. The swivel attachment device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the pair of rings being in the form of a hook delineating a respective lateral access space,
a respective closing part designed to close each said respective space performing partial take-up of the tractive forces, each said respective closing part comprising a removable fixing screw being laterally spaced apart from the axis of rotation, and extending in a substantially parallel direction to the central pivot-pin in the closed state,
each said respective closing part comprising a spacer through which said fixing screw passes, said spacer pressing on two opposite surfaces of the hook.

Assignees

• Zedel

Inventors

• Maurice Alain
• Quillard Christophe

Classifications

• Y10T24/45304

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• F16G15/06

  Shackles designed for attachment by joint pins to chain elements, e.g. D-shackles {so called harp links; the D-chain links are classified according to the corresponding kind of chain} · CPC title

• F16G15/08

  Swivels · CPC title

• F16B45/04 Primary

  Hooks with sliding closing member · CPC title

• F16B45/045 Primary

  provided with position-locking means for the closing member · CPC title