Connection apparatus, system, and methods for collapsible structures
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E04H-015/48
E04H-012/18
F16B-007/04
A45B-019/08
A45B-009/00
출원번호
US-0568489
(2014-12-12)
등록번호
US-9915081
(2018-03-13)
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/ 주소
Sosnowski, Blaze Henry
출원인 / 주소
NTH Innovations, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Chipperson, Rita C.
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A collapsible structure connection system and method including an apparatus having a pair of mated ferrules, at least one pivoting pin and at least one slider arm. Each ferrule couples to a rod segment of the structure, the ferrules connecting the rod segments when mated, but allowing the rod segmen
A collapsible structure connection system and method including an apparatus having a pair of mated ferrules, at least one pivoting pin and at least one slider arm. Each ferrule couples to a rod segment of the structure, the ferrules connecting the rod segments when mated, but allowing the rod segments to rotate into a collapsed structure. The apparatus has a locking system in one example embodiment. The systems include a bracket, at and at least one locking device to fix the rod segments in a preferred configuration. An alternate apparatus and collapsible structure connection system includes a pair of mated ferrules each having a lengthwise slot, a connector arm and pivoting pins. The connector arm rotates around the pivoting pins within the slots of the ferrules, allowing the ferrules to rotate into various positions when selectively connecting and collapsing rod segments.
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1. An apparatus for connecting rod segments comprising: a slider arm having a pair of solid ends and a through slot extending longitudinally through at least a portion of the slider arm and proximal to a first of the pair of solid ends;a rotating assembly having a female ferrule having a substantial
1. An apparatus for connecting rod segments comprising: a slider arm having a pair of solid ends and a through slot extending longitudinally through at least a portion of the slider arm and proximal to a first of the pair of solid ends;a rotating assembly having a female ferrule having a substantially cylindrical female body, the female ferrule coupling to a first of the rod segments at a first end of the substantially cylindrical female body, the female ferrule having a dowel cavity opposite the first rod segment and recessed in a second end of the substantially cylindrical female body, the rotating assembly having a first pivoting pin extending from an outwardly facing surface of the substantially cylindrical female body, the first pivoting pin passing through the through slot and coupling the slider arm to the female ferrule in a location external to and adjacent a first perimeter of the substantially cylindrical female body of the female ferrule; anda fixed assembly having a male ferrule having a substantially cylindrical male body, the male ferrule coupling to a second of the rod segments at the first end of the substantially cylindrical male body, the male ferrule having a dowel opposite the second rod segment coupled to a second end of the substantially cylindrical male body configured for mating with the dowel cavity of the female ferrule, the fixed assembly having a second pivoting pin extending from an outwardly facing surface of the substantially cylindrical male body of the male ferrule, the second pivoting pin passing through an aperture in a second of the pair of solid ends and coupling the slider arm to the male ferrule in a location external to and adjacent a second perimeter of the substantially cylindrical male body of the male ferrule;wherein the slider arm and the rotating assembly pivot around the second pivoting pin, the first pivoting pin sliding through the through slot as the dowel inserts into the dowel cavity to connect the first rod segment on the rotating assembly to the second rod segment on the fixed assembly. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising: a second slider arm having a pair of second slider arm solid ends and a second slider arm through slot extending longitudinally through at least a portion of the second slider arm and proximal to a first of the pair of second slider arm solid ends, said second slider arm located on substantially opposite sides of the substantially cylindrical male body of the male ferrule and the substantially cylindrical female body of the female ferrule from the first slider arm, the second slider arm coupling to the rotating assembly via a third pivoting pin extending from the outwardly facing surface of the substantially cylindrical female body, the third pivoting pin passing through the second slider arm through slot and coupling the slider arm to the female ferrule in a location external to and adjacent the first perimeter of the substantially cylindrical female body of the female ferrule, the second slider arm coupling to the fixed assembly via a fourth pivoting pin extending from the outwardly facing surface of the substantially cylindrical male body, the fourth pivoting pin passing through a second slider arm aperture in a second of the pair of second slider arm solid ends and coupling the second slider arm to the male ferrule in a location external to and adjacent the second perimeter of the substantially cylindrical male body of the male ferrule. 3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first and third pivoting pins are coupled to each other and the second and fourth pivoting pins are coupled to each other. 4. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the group consisting of the first pivoting pin, the second pivoting pin, the third pivoting pin, and the fourth pivoting pin has a threaded end for mating with a fastener. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the group consisting of the first rod segment and the second rod segment is removably coupled to a respective one of the female ferrule and the male ferrule. 6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein at least one of the group consisting of the first rod segment and the second rod segment inserts into a rod cavity located in a respective one of the male ferrule and the female ferrule, wherein the male ferrule rod cavity is located at an end opposite the dowel and the female ferrule rod cavity is located at an end opposite the dowel cavity. 7. The apparatus according to claim 6 further comprising: at least one set screw passing through a wall of at least one of the group consisting of the substantially cylindrical male body of the male ferrule and the substantially cylindrical female body of the female ferrule;wherein tightening of the set screw locks at least one of the group consisting of the first rod segment and the second rod segment in the rod cavity; andwherein loosening of the set screw enables at least one of the group consisting of the first rod segment and the second rod segment to be removed from the rod cavity. 8. The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising: a ball cavity recessed in an interior wall of said dowel cavity; anda spring-loaded ball located on the dowel for inserting into the ball cavity upon insertion of the dowel into the dowel cavity. 9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the group consisting of the first pivoting pin and the second pivoting pin includes a threaded end for mating with a fastener. 10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the fastener is one of the group consisting of a thumb screw, a wing nut, an acorn nut and a lock nut. 11. The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising: a locking device for locking the rod segments in a coupled position. 12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the locking device is at least one of the group consisting of a spring band clamp, a spring clip, and a spring clamp configured to encircle at least one of the male ferrule and the female ferrule. 13. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the locking device includes at least one pad located on an interior surface of the locking device, the at least one pad configured to insert into the slider arm through slot when the locking device is mounted on the female ferrule. 14. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the slider arm has an outer surface that is selected from the group consisting of arcuate or flat, and the slider arm has an inner surface that is selected from the group consisting of arcuate or flat, wherein a first curvature of the arcuate outer surface or the arcuate inner surface is substantially equivalent to a second curvature of an exterior surface of the substantially cylindrical male body of the male ferrule or the substantially cylindrical female body of the female ferrule. 15. An apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising: a bracket having a pair of plates, each plate having a plate longitudinal through slot having a first plate slot end and a second plate slot end, each bracket having a pair of bars, each bar having a first bar end with a bar head and a second threaded bar end with a mating bar fastener, a first of the pair of bars passing through the first plate slot ends of the pair of plates, a second of the pair of bars passing through the second plate slot ends of the pair of plates;wherein disassembled rod segments are placed between the pair of plates in a desired configuration; andwherein the disassembled rod segments are held in place via tightening of each of the bar fasteners to each of the second threaded bar ends. 16. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the group consisting of the dowel and the dowel cavity have substantially circular cross sections. 17. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the dowel is held within the dowel cavity via the frictional force exerted by the dowel on an internal wall of the dowel cavity. 18. A method for connecting rod segments with an apparatus, comprising: permanently or removably coupling an apparatus to a pair of rod segments, the apparatus including: a slider arm having a pair of solid ends and a through slot extending longitudinally through at least a portion of the slider arm and proximal to a first of the pair of solid ends;a rotating assembly having a female ferrule having a substantially cylindrical female body, the female ferrule coupling to a first of the rod segments at a first end of the substantially cylindrical female body, the female ferrule having a dowel cavity opposite the first rod segment and recessed in a second end of the substantially cylindrical female body, the rotating assembly having a first pivoting pin extending from an outwardly facing surface of the substantially cylindrical female body, the first pivoting pin passing through the through slot and coupling the slider arm to the female ferrule in a location external to and adjacent a first perimeter of the substantially cylindrical female body of the female ferrule; anda fixed assembly having a male ferrule having a substantially cylindrical male body, the male ferrule coupling to a second of the rod segments at the first end of the substantially cylindrical male body, the male ferrule having a dowel opposite the second rod segment coupled to a second end of the substantially cylindrical male body configured for mating with the dowel cavity of the female ferrule, the fixed assembly having a second pivoting pin extending from an outwardly facing surface of the substantially cylindrical male body of the male ferrule, the second pivoting pin passing through an aperture in a second of the pair of solid ends and coupling the slider arm to the male ferrule in a location external to and adjacent a second perimeter of the substantially cylindrical male body of the male ferrule; andinserting the dowel into the dowel cavity to couple the rod segments, the first pivoting pin moving through the through slot during the inserting. 19. A method according to claim 18 further comprising: rotating the slider arm and the attached rotating assembly around the second pivoting pin until the dowel is substantially aligned with the dowel cavity, the first pivoting pin moving through the through slot during the rotating. 20. A method according to claim 18 further comprising: locking the dowel in place in the dowel cavity via use of a locking device. 21. A method according to claim 18 further comprising: removing the dowel from the dowel cavity; androtating the slider arm and the attached rotating assembly around the second pivoting pin until the first rod segment is substantially parallel to the second rod segment, the first pivoting pin moving through the through slot during the rotating. 22. The apparatus according to claim 18, wherein at least one of the group consisting of the dowel and the dowel cavity have substantially circular cross sections. 23. The apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the dowel is held within the dowel cavity via the frictional force exerted by the dowel on an internal wall of the dowel cavity.
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