Joints and connections – Manually releaseable latch type – Having operating mechanism
Patent
1998-07-07
2000-08-29
Browne, Lynne H.
Joints and connections
Manually releaseable latch type
Having operating mechanism
403325, 403317, B25G 318
Patent
active
061098183
ABSTRACT:
A recombinator for connecting and recombining sections of material. The recombinator including a cylindrical sleeve formed from at least two semi-cylindrical sections having edges and an internal arcuate surface. A first cylindrical hub is used to cooperate with the cylindrical sleeve. The cylindrical hub is formed from at least two semi-cylindrical hub sections, each semi-cylindrical hub section including an external arcuate surface adapted for mating with the internal arcuate surface of the cylindrical sleeve and having edges adapted for alignment with at least one of the edges of at least one of the semi-cylindrical sections. The semi-cylindrical hub sections also include at least one facet surface joining the edges of the external arcuate surface of the semi-cylindrical hub section. Each facet surface has been adapted for mating with the facet surface of another semi-cylindrical hub section. Slideable engagement and rotation of the cylindrical sleeve with and about the cylindrical hub is provided, so that rotation of the cylindrical sleeve about the cylindrical hub to a position where at least one edge of the cylindrical sleeve is aligned with at least one edge of the semi-cylindrical hub section allows separation of one of the semi-cylindrical hub sections together with one of the semi-cylindrical sleeve sections and another of the semi-cylindrical hub sections together with another of the semi-cylindrical sleeve sections.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2654135 (1953-10-01), Grizzard et al.
patent: 3985083 (1976-10-01), Pofferi
patent: 5286129 (1994-02-01), French et al.
Browne Lynne H.
Cottingham John R.
Crabtree Edwin H.
Pizarro Ramon L.
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