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Collet lock joint for space station trussA lock joint for a Space Station has a series of struts joined together in a predetermined configuration by node point fittings. The fittings have removeable inserts. The lock joint has an elongated housing connected at one end to a strut. A split-fingered collet is mounted within the housing to insure reciprocal movement. A handle on the housing is connected to the collet for moving the collet into the insert where the fingers of the collet expand to lock the joint to the fitting.
Document ID
19880019796
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Wesselski, Clarence J. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
August 16, 1988
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Report/Patent Number
Patent Number: US-PATENT-4,763,459
Patent Application Number: US-PATENT-APPL-SN-032818
Patent Number: NASA-CASE-MSC-21207-1
Accession Number
88N29180
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-PATENT-4,763,459|NASA-CASE-MSC-21207-1
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-032818

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