Device clamping, multi-purpose, with removable, interchangeable and customizable plate

Abstract

A mechanical closure and fastening device, having a first part (1), made of a plate with a pin (1A) extending therefrom, the pin having first and second shaped sections in registry alignment and a narrower engaging section therebetween; and a second part (2), made of three plates (2A), (2B) and (2C), joined together, each having an opening in registry alignment and shaped to receive the first and second shaped sections when the pin is inserted thereinto; wherein plate (2B) has a rotatable plate within a fixed housing and having a lever (3) with which the rotatable plate may be rotated between an open position and a tightened, locked position within the housing, wherein in the tightened, locked position the opening in the rotatable plate is rotated out of registry alignment with the openings in plates (2A) and (2C); and wherein when the rotatable plate is in the open position, and the pin (1A) is inserted into the openings, the first and second shaped sections of pin (1A) are fixedly engaged by the openings in plates (2A) and (2C), and the engaging section therebetween is aligned with the opening in plate (2B), the rotatable plate may be rotated with the lever (3) about the engaging section to the tightened, locked position to thereby capture the first shaped section and lock the first and second parts (1) and (2) together.

Claims

1. A mechanical closure and fastening device, comprising: a first part, comprising a plate with a pin extending therefrom, the pin comprising first and second shaped sections in registry alignment and a narrower engaging section therebetween; and a second part, comprising first, second and third plates, joined together with the second plate between the first and third plates, each plate having an opening in registry alignment and shaped to receive the first and second shaped sections when said pin is inserted thereinto; wherein said second plate comprises a rotatable plate within a fixed housing, and having a lever with which the rotatable plate is rotated between an open position and a tightened, locked position within the housing, wherein in the tightened, locked position the opening in the rotatable plate is rotated out of registry alignment with the openings in said first and third plates; and wherein when the rotatable plate is in the open position, and the pin is inserted into the openings, the first and second shaped sections of said pin are fixedly engaged by the openings in said first and third plates, and the engaging section therebetween is aligned with the opening in said second plate, the rotatable plate is rotated with the lever about the engaging section to the tightened, locked position to thereby capture the first shaped section and lock the first and second parts together.

2. The device according to the claim 1 where the second plate further comprises a spring, to bias the rotatable plate in the tightened, locked position.

3. The device according to claim 1, in which the openings in the first, second and third plates are the same shape as the first and second shaped sections of the pin.

4. The device according to claim 1, where the shaped sections of the pin and the openings in the first, second and third plates are any shape other than a circle.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the shaped sections and openings have a shape selected from the group consisting of a square, hexagon, heart, symbol, logo, letter, number, and sign.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the shaped sections and openings have a shape selected from the group consisting of a square, hexagon, and heart.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein the pin further comprises a plurality of shaped sections and only a single engaging section, and wherein the second part comprises a plurality of openings and only a single rotatable plate within a housing.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

(1) The figures below show examples of some forms and fields of application of the present invention, which may usefully fulfil the function of tightening closure in different fields of the state of the art (e.g. in the fashion field, as a locking device or decorative component applied to clothing and accessories; in the domestic field; in the hydraulic, mechanical and electrical field as a junction device).

(2) FIGS. 1 and 2illustrate a first form of realization of this invention as multipurpose mechanical devise with technical function of tightening closure composed of two parts: one of the two is composed of a plate interchangeable and customizable that contains a pin (1A); the other part of housing (2) which is composed of minimum three plates with housing (2A-2B-2C), each containing the same housing area, joined together to create a single part (2) with a single housing area (2a) suitable to cover the pin (1A); the central plate (2B) of the housing part (2) is structured to contain a lever (3) which rotates up to stop, also with a spring (4), inside of the two plates 2A and 2C; the pin (1A) included in the other part of the device (1), inserted within the housing area (2a) of the housing part (2), is locked by the rotation of the lever (4), incorporated in the central plate 2B, up to stop, so ensuring the tightening closure of the two parts of the device (as shown in FIG. 2).

(3) FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate, as an example, different forms of implementation of the present mechanical device/which is composed of the same characteristics and operation of the device illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, presenting it with a pin and housing areas of different shape and, specifically: in FIG. 3 pin and housing areas have an hexagonal shape; in FIG. 4 pin and housing areas have a form of an heart;

(4) FIG. 5 shows the Applicant's device used for the creation of a wristwatch to allow the application of new technologies.

(5) FIG. 6 shows the Applicant's device used for the creation of a bracelet to allow the application of new technologies.

(6) The variants of realization, as described above, shall be understood as for example only, being the Applicant's device functional to be adapted for further realizations, shape, applications and uses in each mechanical field in order to obtain a tightening closure between two part, overcoming the limits of the patents known today.