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Misalignment Accommodating Connector AssemblyMisalignment accommodating connector assembly for removably connecting first and second objects which may comprise: a first connector subassembly having an arm member extending therefrom transversely through which is provided a tubular member; a second connector subassembly having a pair of spaced apart arm members each of which is provided with a transversely disposed coaxially aligned semi-cylindrical recess for receiving opposite ends of the first connector tubular member upon lateral insertion of the first connector arm member into the space between the second connector pair of arm members. An axially extendable and contractible fastener subassembly carried by the first connector tubular member is extendable to allow insertion or removal of the first connector arm member into or from the space between the second connector pair of arm members and contractible when the opposite ends of the tubular member are substantially received by the semi-cylindrical recesses of the pair of spaced apart arm members to lock the first and second connector subassemblies together.
Document ID
19990008592
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Stemper, Jack S.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
September 15, 1998
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Report/Patent Number
Patent Application Number: US-Patent-Appl-SN-786843
Patent Number: US-Patent-5,807,007
Patent Number: NASA-Case-MSC-52325-1
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-Patent-5,807,007|NASA-Case-MSC-52325-1
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-786843
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