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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.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rue S Leitzke, Hustisford, WI (US);
Roman J Baus, Rubicon, WI (US);
Assignee:
Pivot Point, Inc., Hustisford, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
411530 ; 411315 ; 411514 ;
Abstract
A cotter formed from a single piece of wire including a free end, first and second gripping portions, a helical section and a locking leg. The cotter may be installed on a pin having an opening by grasping either, oppositely disposed gripping portion. The arrangement of the locking leg and a helical section formed therein allows for easy installation but requires a compound motion for removal of the cotter.