Joints and connections – Inflatable connector
Patent
1996-06-14
1998-01-27
Kim, Harry C.
Joints and connections
Inflatable connector
403 31, 403374, 439197, F16B 202
Patent
active
057116288
ABSTRACT:
An expandable clamp of the type that is used within a channel to compress a planar member within that channel against a wall of that channel. The clamp has an expandable bladder of an elongated cylindrical shape and a valve for introducing a gas or a liquid into the bladder for expanding it. Alternatively, the clamp may be manufactured with a closed bladder that is partially filled with a fluid. This closed bladder may be expanded by increasing the pressure on the fluid such as by compressing the fluid with a piston. The clamp is particularly suited for use in Standard Electronic Modules for providing more uniform contact between the frame of the electronic module and the card chassis of the instrumentation.
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Kim Harry C.
Texas A & M University System
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