Syringe Design Concept
Provisional Patent Application
For
Tapered Bore Connector
Background – Field of Invention
This invention relates to an improved tapered bore connector.
Objects and Advantages
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a tapered bore connection that maintains connection to a mating connector.
Specifically, the invention has the following advantages:
1. The connector maintains a secure connection with its mate even if plastic creep attempts to relieve the interference fit between mated tapered bore and tapered shaft.
2. The connector provides the user with tactile feedback to indicate when sufficient force is applied to develop a secure interference fit between the mating connectors.
These and other objects and advantages of this invention are achieved by employing the following design elements:
Body
The connector has a body element. In preferred embodiments, the body is generally cylindrical or conical in shape, but in other embodiments it could be almost any shape that could have a bore, a flange, a wing and a post attached to it.
Bore
A bore is located along a central axis of the body. In a preferred embodiment, the bore is tapered along a portion of its length and continues through to make a hole through the body. In other embodiments, the bore need not be tapered or full through.
Flange(s)
Near one end of the body is located one or more flanges. These flanges or lugs or ears protrude away from the body in a radial direction away from the body central axis. The protruding flange is cantilevered in the radial direction. That is, it hangs out in the radial direction. Also, along with being cantilevered in the radial direction, the flange protrudes or cantilevers in the circumferential direction. That is, the flange is not continuously connected to the body in a direction along the circumference of the body. This double direction cantilevering, in both the radial and the circumferential
For
Tapered Bore Connector
Background – Field of Invention
This invention relates to an improved tapered bore connector.
Objects and Advantages
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a tapered bore connection that maintains connection to a mating connector.
Specifically, the invention has the following advantages:
1. The connector maintains a secure connection with its mate even if plastic creep attempts to relieve the interference fit between mated tapered bore and tapered shaft.
2. The connector provides the user with tactile feedback to indicate when sufficient force is applied to develop a secure interference fit between the mating connectors.
These and other objects and advantages of this invention are achieved by employing the following design elements:
Body
The connector has a body element. In preferred embodiments, the body is generally cylindrical or conical in shape, but in other embodiments it could be almost any shape that could have a bore, a flange, a wing and a post attached to it.
Bore
A bore is located along a central axis of the body. In a preferred embodiment, the bore is tapered along a portion of its length and continues through to make a hole through the body. In other embodiments, the bore need not be tapered or full through.
Flange(s)
Near one end of the body is located one or more flanges. These flanges or lugs or ears protrude away from the body in a radial direction away from the body central axis. The protruding flange is cantilevered in the radial direction. That is, it hangs out in the radial direction. Also, along with being cantilevered in the radial direction, the flange protrudes or cantilevers in the circumferential direction. That is, the flange is not continuously connected to the body in a direction along the circumference of the body. This double direction cantilevering, in both the radial and the circumferential