Metal lashing plates
| Title: | Metal lashing plates |
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| Patent Number: | 11047,414 |
| Publication Date: | June 29, 2021 |
| Appl. No: | 15/976045 |
| Application Filed: | May 10, 2018 |
| Abstract: | A joint made from a lightweight, thin metal connector plate with one or more through holes or cutouts, containing multiple sharp edges. The sharp edges, within the through hole or cutout, upset and engage the outer layers of a stick or sticks, or similarly essentially cylindrical and irregular members, when inserted into the connector plate and a force subsequently applied, by rotating or moving the stick or sticks off axis from the plate, to fasten the stick or sticks in place. The connector plate, being lightweight and compact is well suited to survival preparedness and outdoor activities. |
| Inventors: | Adams, Craig Davis (Jacksonville, OR, US); Rossi, Peter (Marriottsville, MD, US) |
| Assignees: | Adams, Craig Davis (Jacksonville, OR, US), Rossi, Peter (Marriottsville, MD, US) |
| Claim: | 1. A joint, comprising: a connector made from a first material, the connector comprising: one or more through holes perpendicular to a thinnest plane of said connector, a plurality of sharp edges formed around the inside of a rim of said through hole, wherein a base of said sharp edges join with the rest of said connector's body, and said sharp edges occupy any part of a space directly within, above and below said through hole's area as defined by an outside edge of said rim; one or more members made from a natural second material, wherein the first material has a hardness rating greater than the hardness rating of the second material; wherein a respective member is inserted into a respective through hole, said sharp edges upset and engage an outer layer of the member, fastening said member in place when a force is applied to said member relative to said connector. |
| Claim: | 2. The joint of claim 1 , wherein said one or more members is or arc essentially cylindrical. |
| Claim: | 3. The joint of claim 1 , wherein said one or more members is a natural member selected from the group consisting of wood sticks, tree branches, saplings and small trees, logs, bamboo, and other canes. |
| Claim: | 4. The joint of claim 1 , wherein said through holes can be all of one shape and size or of multiple different shapes and sizes. |
| Claim: | 5. The joint of claim 1 , wherein said sharp edges take the form selected from a group consisting of geometric shapes, teeth, free form curves, and angles. |
| Claim: | 6. The joint of claim 1 , wherein said through holes incorporate profile features along with said sharp edges to position said one or more members and promote engagement when a force is applied to said one or more members relative to said connector. |
| Claim: | 7. The joint of claim 1 , wherein said connector is bent, formed or melded together to present said through holes in different planes or angles to said one or more members. |
| Claim: | 8. The joint of claim 1 , wherein said connector is fabricated with pressed, corrugated, bent, folded and boss structures to increase strength, and holes to reduce the weight, while providing the required stiffness and flexibility. |
| Claim: | 9. The joint of claim 1 , wherein said connector incorporates a single or a plurality of connection options selected from a group consisting of geometrically shaped holes and cutouts, tabs, punched, pressed, bent, and folded structures, wherein said connection options provide a means to attach flexible or solid connectors and fasteners for connection to other members, components, devices, parts, structures, or connectors. |
| Claim: | 10. The joint of claim 1 , wherein said connector is made from sheet metal by common production methodologies selected from the group consisting of laser cutting, water cutting, plasma cutting, electrical discharge machining, stamping, milling, broaching, pressing, punching, bending, folding, forging, welding, drilling, sawing, and grinding. |
| Claim: | 11. The joint of claim 1 , wherein said connector is made from one or more materials selected from the group consisting of epoxy resins, glass, carbon fiber, metal, minerals, plastics, polymers, stone, and metamaterials. |
| Claim: | 12. The joint of claim 1 , wherein said connector is made in part or fully by an additive material process, a sintering process, a molding process, a casting process, a broaching process, an electrical discharge machining process, a milling process, or by hand fabrication. |
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| Other References: | H.H. Windsor, The Boy Mechanic, Book 3, 1999; p. 158 “Tightening Lever for Tennis Nets”; & pp. 166 & 167 “How to Make a Pair of Trammels”, Chicago Popular Mechanics Co., Chicago, USA. cited by applicant |
| Primary Examiner: | Skroupa, Josh |
| Accession Number: | edspgr.11047414 |
| Database: | USPTO Patent Grants |
| Language: | English |
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