PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15956320
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-04
Publication Date: 2019-10
Patent Classification: ["384", "007000"]

Abstract:
A linear guide bearing and an associated quick-connect system are provided. The linear guide bearing includes a carriage that moves linearly along a guide rail. The carriage includes an upper surface having a groove defined therein, and a depression formed in the groove. A tool is configured to connect to the carriage in a quick-connect fashion. To do so, the tool has a spring-loaded plunger biased downward toward the carriage. As the tool is slid along the groove of the carriage, the tip of the plunger is biased to depress into the depression in the groove. To release the tool from the carriage, a force can be applied sufficient to overcome the spring-bias force to allow the tool to lift off from the carriage.

Claim (Index 1):
A quick-connect system for a linear guide bearing, the system comprising:\n a linear bearing carriage having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface defining a first groove configured to receive a guide rail to enable linear movement of the linear bearing carriage along the guide rail in an axial direction, the upper surface defining a second groove and a depression formed in the upper surface within the second groove, the linear bearing carriage further having a peg extending from the upper surface and within the second groove; and a tool configured to attach to the linear bearing carriage via a quick-connect coupling, the tool having at least one rail configured to engage with the second groove to enable the tool to slide relative to the linear bearing carriage in a sliding manner during assembly of the tool to the linear bearing carriage, the tool having a plunger assembly with a tip, wherein at least a portion of the plunger assembly is spring-biased toward the upper surface of the linear bearing carriage, and the tool having an opening at one axial end thereof and a wall within the opening; wherein movement of the tool relative to the carriage in the axial direction forces the wall to contact the peg, and forces the tip of the plunger assembly into the depression formed in the upper surface of the carriage to provide a quick-connect between the tool and the linear bearing carriage.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 50.0
- Percentile: 91.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.07692
- Patent Class: 384.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['12256835', '11483629', '11859853', '13314737', '15939729']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7449041067134643
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4834980510883838
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7187635011509562
- Mean Citation Score: 184.15477
- Max Citation Score: 193.47543
- Similarity Product: 143.57538358468113

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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