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US 2006/0233602 A1Published application
Methods and apparatus for connector
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorPaul Merems
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for a connector according to various aspects of the present invention operates in conjunction with a connector having a surface with a hole defined therethrough and a protruder aligned with the hole. A rotary mover engages the protruder and moves the protruder through the hole according to rotation of the rotary mover.
Claims16
A connector, comprising:
- a surface having a hole defined therethrough;
- a protruder aligned with the hole;
- and
- a rotary mover engaging the protruder, wherein the rotary mover moves the protruder through the hole according to rotation of the rotary mover.
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A releasable system for selectably releasing a first member from a second member, comprising:
- a surface having a hole defined therethrough and attached to the first member;
- a protruder aligned with the hole, wherein the protruder engages the second member when extended through the hole;
- and
- a rotary mover configured to move the protruder through the hole such that the protruder engages or disengages the second member.
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A releasable system for selectably releasing a first member from a second member, comprising:
- an outer shaft attached to the first member, wherein the outer shaft has a hollow interior and a hole defined through a radial surface of the outer shaft;
- a ball having a diameter greater than a diameter of the hole and seated in the hole, wherein an outer portion of the ball is configured to movably extend through the hole beyond the radial surface of the outer shaft and engage the second member;
- an inner shaft rotatably disposed within the hollow interior of the outer shaft, wherein the inner shaft has an eccentric surface engaging the ball.
A method for releasing a second member from a first member, comprising:
- providing a surface having a hole defined therethrough and attached to the first member;
- providing a protruder extending through the hole and abutting the second member;
- providing a rotary mover selectably biasing the protruder through the hole;
- and rotating the rotary mover to relieve the biasing of the protruder through the hole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.