ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,841, issued on July 21, was assigned to HI-LEX Corp. (Hyogo, Japan).
"Fixing structure for inserting member" was invented by Shinsaku Koarashi (Takarazuka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fixing structure comprises a driveline, a fixing member, through which the driveline is inserted, and a holding mechanism to hold the driveline. The holding mechanism comprises a chuck member to grasp the driveline, a sealing member, and a screw member to press the chuck member and the sealing member. The sealing member has a main body portion, and an annular protruding portion projecting from an end of the main body portion, wherein a cross-...