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US 5,494,325 AGranted
Article converging/diverging, chamfered walls gripping anvils
AssigneeCanadian Space Agency
InventorsKing-Heng Liu, Gordon Rife
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Abstract
Article converging/diverging chamfered walls gripping anvils are provided having two protuberances extending from a body portion. The protuberances have top and bottom chamfered, converging inner sides for gripping a square-bobbin-shaped interface therebetween. The protuberances have diverging notches in their outer walls for locating between top and bottom chamfered protrusions on an interface.
Claims4
A gripping anvil for use in grasping an article with diverging or converging chamfered walls such anvil comprising,
- a) a body portion,
- b) a pair of splayed protuberances extending from the body portion for in operation supporting an article to be grasped,said pair of protuberances
- i) forming a converging recess between them, the recess being delimited by converging inner sides having top and bottom chamfered surfaces formed on the protuberances, for, in operation, receiving, mating with and gripping a first article to be grasped having converging, top and bottom chamfered outer walls and
- ii) having opposed, outer, notched sides each having a notch formed therein, said notches diverging rearwardly from one another on each side of the recess, whereby the notches, in operation may enter and mate with and grip a second article to be grasped having diverging protrusions that have chamfered top and bottom outer sides.
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