logo

For the Inventor, By the Inventor

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12158194 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 16, 2021

Securing pin, chain connector and method for securing a chain connector

Applicant:

Rud Ketten Rieger & Dietz Gmbh U. Co. KG, Aalen, DE;

Inventors:

Rupert Wesch, Essingen, DE;

Julian Jaros, Aalen, DE;

Clemens Buck, Aalen, DE;

Anne Kühling, Aalen, DE;

Assignee:

Rud Ketten Rieger & Dietz GmbH U. Co. KG, Aalen-Unterkochen, DE;

Attorneys:

Timothy W. Menasco, Esq.

Harter Secrest & Emery LLP

Primary Examiner:

Mohammed S Alawadi

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G 15/06 (2006.01); B65G 17/38 (2006.01); F16B 19/02 (2006.01); F16B 35/00 (2006.01); F16B 41/00 (2006.01); F16G 13/14 (2006.01); F16G 15/02 (2006.01); F16G 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16G 15/06 (2013.01); F16G 13/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention relates to a securing pin () which, in order to secure two chain connector shackles () of a chain connector () against becoming disengaged, can be inserted into an opening () formed by the two chain connector shackles (), comprising a base body () with a through-hole (), at least one spring ring (), at least two balls (), and a securing member () inserted into the through-hole (), wherein an annular groove () in which the spring ring is inserted () is provided in a lateral surface () of the base body (), wherein the annular groove () is provided with two bore holes () which are aligned with the through-hole () and in which the balls () rest, and wherein the spring ring () has at least one leg () which extends in the longitudinal direction of the base body () and which bends out of shape if the securing pin () is inserted into the opening () incorrectly. The invention further relates to a chain connector () for connecting two chains formed from links and to a method for connecting two chains by means of a chain connector () and for securing the chain connector shackles () of the chain connector () against becoming disengaged by means of a securing pin ().

Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…