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Title: Cam operated tool for proximate or remote holding of an object

Patent ·
OSTI ID:516939

A tool for releasably holding an object includes a receptacle having an outer sleeve and a rotatable inner sleeve. The inner sleeve is coaxially positioned within the outer sleeve and includes a locking member. An insert which is adapted to be operably associated with the receptacle includes a cam. The cam includes a guide and a slot so that when the cam is inserted into the inner sleeve, the guide aligns the locking member with the slot allowing the locking member to engage the slog thereby holding the receptacle and the insert together. 7 figs.

Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5,651,570/A/
Application Number:
PAN: 8-471,614; TRN: 97:014589
OSTI ID:
516939
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 29 Jul 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English