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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Bal Seal Engineering, Inc., Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Inventor:
Peter J. Balsells, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bal Seal Engineering, Inc., Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 9/00 (2006.01); F16B 21/18 (2006.01); F16F 1/04 (2006.01); F16L 37/22 (2006.01); F16F 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 21/18 (2013.01); F16F 1/045 (2013.01); F16L 37/22 (2013.01); F16F 1/12 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49817 (2015.01); Y10T 403/602 (2015.01); Y10T 403/7075 (2015.01);
Abstract
A spring latching connector includes a housing having a bore therethrough, a piston slidably received in said bore, a circular groove formed in one of said bore and piston and a circular coil spring disposed in said groove for latching said piston and housing together. The groove is sized and shaped for controlling, in combination with a spring configuration, disconnect and connect forces of the spring latching connection.