Clamp adapter assembly

A clamp connection adapter assembly configured for connecting a device to a base, said assembly comprising:

• a circular bottom flange plate having a top face, a bottom face, and a top face area greater than an area of a top of said base and wherein an outer portion of said bottom face of said bottom flange plate is beveled and wherein said bottom flange plate is configured to allow said device to be connected to said base;
• a plurality of threaded fasteners configured for being received by said base to removably couple said bottom flange plate to said base;
• a circular top retaining plate having a first section and a second section that overlappingly engage one another, wherein said first section has a first end and a second end and said second section has a first end and a second end and wherein said first end of said first section is configured to overlap said second end of said second section and said second end of said first section is configured to under-lap said first end of said second section, and wherein said first and second sections each have a top face, a bottom face, an inner annular rib and form a combined bottom face area about equal to said top face area of said bottom flange plate and wherein an outer portion of said top faces of said first and second sections are beveled and wherein said top retaining plate is configured to retain said device against said base and wherein said annular ribs each include a bevel that is complementary to a bevel of a ferrule of said device;
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• a circular clamp that engages said beveled outer portion of said bottom face of said bottom flange plate and said beveled outer portion of said top faces of said top retaining plate sections and said clamp is constricted around said bottom flange plate and said top retaining plate sections and said top retaining plate is wedged downward to compress said ferrule of said device against said base to effectuate a substantially air tight and pressure resistant connection between said device said base;
• wherein said base is coupled to a pressure vessel.