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Slip joint connectorA slip joint connector for joining first and second structural elements together is presented. The connector has a first body member attachable to the first structural element and a second body member attachable to the second structural element. The first body member has a male protuberance including a conical portion and the second body member has a conical receptacle for cooperatively receiving the conical portion of the protuberance. The protuberance includes a bridging portion for spacing the conical portion from the remainder of the first body member and the second body member has a well communicating with the conical receptacle for receiving the bridging portion. The conical male portion internally carries a nut while the second body member may receive a bolt through the receptacle to be threadedly received by the nut to secure the first and second body members tightly together.
Document ID
19950004982
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Thomas, Frank P. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
February 8, 1994
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Report/Patent Number
Patent Number: NASA-CASE-MFS-28659-1
Patent Application Number: US-PATENT-APPL-SN-936474
Patent Number: US-PATENT-5,333,964
Accession Number
95N11395
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
NASA-CASE-MFS-28659-1|US-PATENT-5,333,964
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-936474

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