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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 1986
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
George S Wing, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hi-Shear Corporation, Torrance, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7450 / ; 74581 ; 403209 ; 403213 ;
Abstract
A tension limiter comprises a rigid body bearing a pair of deflector members which establish a bent path along the body. A stiffly bendable elongated rod extends along the bent path. The rod and the body are connected into a linkage so as to form a part of the linkage. When a tensile force above a datum value is applied to the tensioner the rod is pulled along the bent path, being bent as it moves, and this elongates the tensioner until the tensile force in the linkage is relieved to the datum value, thereby establishing the tension in the linkage at the datum value.