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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Newpark Mats & Integrated Services Llc, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Inventors:
James Kerwin McDowell, Lafayette, LA (US);
Donald Scott Rogers, Lafayette, LA (US);
Assignee:
Newpark Mats & Integrated Services LLC, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 43/00 (2006.01); F16B 19/00 (2006.01); E02B 3/12 (2006.01); E02D 31/00 (2006.01); F16B 21/02 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/56 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); F16B 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 19/008 (2013.01); Y10T 24/42 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); E02B 3/126 (2013.01); E02D 31/004 (2013.01); B29L 2031/737 (2013.01); B29C 65/562 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/1282 (2013.01); B29C 66/12841 (2013.01); B29C 66/12861 (2013.01); B29C 66/14 (2013.01); B29C 66/43 (2013.01); F16B 5/02 (2013.01); F16B 21/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An adjustable locking pin for connecting at least first and second overlapping mats includes an elongated main body, an elastomeric seal extending around the periphery of an enlarged head of the main body and an elongated rotor threadably engaged in a bore of the main body. The rotor is rotatable through at least two 360 degree revolutions of rotation relative to the main body and includes a foot at its bottom end. The rotational adjustability of the rotor allows the first and second mats to be tightly held together.