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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:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Timothy J. Rakowicz, Livonia, MI (US);
Kenneth R. Wodzisz, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Abdullahi M. Hajiabdi, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Timothy J. Rakowicz, Livonia, MI (US);
Kenneth R. Wodzisz, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Abdullahi M. Hajiabdi, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tether for connecting tubes includes two mutually spaced pads, each pad located on an opposite side of a lateral axis and releasably connectable to one of the tubes, an elastic stretchable connector that provides structural continuity between the pads, and handles, each handle located at an opposite axial end of the tether, suited to be gripped manually for the application of tensile force to the tether.