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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2014
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Matthew D. Savoy, Webster, NY (US);
Glenn M. Keenan, Rochester, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for a setscrew device. An elongated cylindrical rod has a first threaded portion with a first diameter and a continuous spiraling thread, an unthreaded shank portion with a second diameter, and a second threaded portion having the second diameter and a continuous spiraling thread. The second diameter is smaller than the first diameter. The unthreaded shank portion is located between the first threaded portion and the second threaded portion forming a step. A bias element is disposed on the step and surrounds the second threaded portion. A compression element is threaded onto the second threaded portion and operatively connected to the bias element.