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Rotary latchA rotary latch is disclosed, including a hollow, cylindrical outer member and a concentrically arranged inner rotor. The rotor is rotatable within the outer cylindrical member. The outer cylindrical member includes a pair of aligned openings as a cylinder first end facing a latch pin. The rotor includes a pair of aligned slots at a rotor first end facing the latch pin. Slot extensions are provided in the rotor, the slot extensions extending generally perpendicularly to the slots and generally parallel to the rotor first end. In a first position, the outer cylindrical member openings and the rotor slots are aligned to allow receipt of the latch pin. In a second position, the openings and the slot extensions are aligned thereby engaging the latch pin within a closed area defined by the rotor slot extensions and the outer cylinder openings.
Document ID
19960016854
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Kramer, Joel M. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
November 7, 1995
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Report/Patent Number
US-Patent-Class-244-161
US-Patent-Class-403-327
Int-Patent-Class-F16B-7/00
US-Patent-Class-403-322
US-Patent-Class-403-79
US-Patent-Class-403-325
Report Number: US-Patent-Class-244-161
Report Number: US-Patent-Class-403-327
Report Number: Int-Patent-Class-F16B-7/00
Report Number: US-Patent-Class-403-322
Patent Number: US-Patent-5,464,301
Report Number: US-Patent-Class-403-79
Report Number: US-Patent-Class-403-325
Patent Number: NASA-Case-MSC-33231-1
Accession Number
96N22483
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-Patent-5,464,301|NASA-Case-MSC-33231-1
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