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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 20, 1995
Gregory H Scott, Salina, KS (US);
Melvin P Kejr, Brookville, KS (US);
Kejr Engineering, Inc., Salina, KS (US);
Abstract
A connector couples a pair of elongated rods in axial alignment for transmitting axial and rotational forces along a longitudinal axis of the rods through the connection. The connector includes interfitting male and female sections projecting in longitudinal extension from their corresponding respective rods, with the male section including an elongated transversely polygonal member having a transversely extending notch. The female section comprises an elongated channel having a cross-section configuration for complementally receiving the male section for rotation with the latter and having a transversely extending segment configured to be received in the notch when the rods are in axial alignment to lock the rods together for axial movement as a unit. The female section also includes a pair of elongated apertures respectively positioned on opposite facing surfaces of the channel relative to the longitudinal axis. The apertures communicate the channel with the exterior of the female section and are positioned to permit the sections to be moved into or removed from their connected positions when the rods are disposed in positions with their respective longitudinal axes at an angle with respect to one another.