Patent Application
20210301860
This application relates in general to a system for providing a toolless bolt and ratcheting nut set, and more specifically, to a system for providing an easily and quickly connecting bolt and ratcheting nut combination that provides a secure coupling of the components without requiring the use of separate hand tools.
Situations arise in which objects need to be held in place in which it is either difficult, or at least inconvenient, to have hand tools within reach to use restraining mechanisms such as ratcheting nuts and bolts. These situations may arise when workers cannot physically access the work location with their hand tools or the work area itself is so small that hand tools cannot easily reach the part or place that requires a ratcheting nut/bolt coupling.
Therefore, a need exists for an easily and quickly connecting bolt and ratcheting nut combination that provides a secure coupling of the components without requiring the need for separate hand tools.
In accordance with the present invention, the above and other problems are solved by providing a system for an easily and quickly connecting bolt and ratcheting nut combination that provides a secure coupling of the components without requiring the need for separate hand tools according to the principles and example embodiments disclosed herein.
In one embodiment, the present invention is a system for providing an easily and quickly connecting bolt and ratcheting nut combination that provides a secure coupling of the components without requiring the need for separate hand tools.
The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the features and technical advantages of the present invention in order that the detailed description of the invention that follows may be better understood. Additional features and advantages of the invention will be described hereinafter that form the subject of the claims of the invention.
It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the conception and specific embodiment disclosed may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present invention. It should also be realized by those skilled in the art that such equivalent constructions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. The novel features that are believed to be characteristic of the invention, both as to its organization and method of operation, together with further objects and advantages will be better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying figures. It is to be expressly understood, however, that each of the figures is provided for the purpose of illustration and description only, and is not intended as a definition of the limits of the present invention.
Referring now to the drawings in which like reference numbers represent corresponding parts throughout:
This application relates in general a system for providing a toolless bolt and ratcheting nut set, and more specifically, to a system for providing an easily and quickly connecting bolt and ratcheting nut combination that provides a secure coupling of the components without requiring the need for separate hand tools according to the present invention.
An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals represent like parts and assemblies throughout the views. Reference to this embodiment does not limit the scope of the invention, which is limited only by the scope of the claims attached hereto. Additionally, any example set forth in this specification is not intended to be limiting and merely sets forth one of the many possible embodiments for the claimed invention.
As used herein, the term “about” means that dimensions, sizes, formulations, parameters, shapes, and other quantities and characteristics are not and need not be exact, but may be approximated and/or larger or smaller, as desired, reflecting tolerances, conversion factors, rounding off, measurement error and the like, and other factors known to those of skill. Further, unless otherwise stated, the term “about” shall expressly include “exactly,” consistent with the discussion above regarding ranges and numerical data.
The terms “worker” and “user” refer to an entity, e.g. a human, using a toolless bolt and ratcheting nut set associated with the invention. The term user herein may refer to one or more users.
The term “invention” or “present invention” refers to the invention being applied for via the patent application with the title “Toolless Bolt and Ratcheting Nut Set.” Invention may be used interchangeably with “Quick Bolt.”
In general, the present disclosure relates a system for providing an easily and quickly connecting bolt and ratcheting nut combination that provides a secure coupling of the components without requiring the need for separate hand tools. To better understand the present invention,
The ratcheting nut 102 engages the set of connection teeth 115 as the ratcheting nut us pushed along the length of the shaft 102 from its open end toward the bolt head. The ratcheting nut 102 comprises a ratcheting nut body and a connection arm 112 containing a set of engagement grooves 117 along a through hole having an inner diameter within the ratcheting nut 102. The ratcheting nut 102 may be readily pushed along the shaft 101b toward the bolt head 101a causing the set of connection teeth 115 to engage the set of engagement grooves 117. The orientation of the set of connection teeth 115 and the set of engagement grooves 117 permits the ratcheting nut 102 to easily move inward as the set of connection teeth 115 moves through the set of engagement grooves 117. The ratcheting nut 102 may be pushed inward as it engages with an object (not shown) to be held in place by the bolt and ratcheting nut set.
The fact that the two or more connection teeth 116 cannot easily be dislodged from their corresponding connection grooves 117 results in the ratcheting nut 102 being permanently installed once it has been placed onto the bolt 101. This same force, however, that prevents a user from removing the ratcheting nut 102 from the bolt 101 also resists any force created by the object (not shown) that is being held in place by the bolt and ratcheting nut set. Items secured by the bolt 102 passing through the object and being restrained by the ratcheting nut 102 will likely remain in place with the use of the present invention.
Even though a particular combination of features is recited in the present application, this combination is not intended to limit the disclosure of the invention. In fact, many of these features may be combined in ways not specifically recited in this application. In other words, any of the features mentioned in this application may be included in this new invention in any combination or combinations to allow the functionality required for the desired operations.
