Method and device for securing a cylindrical component to a mechanical assembly

A fastener for securing a cylindrical component into a slot in a mechanical assembly, the slot defined by two planar registration surfaces which meet at a vertex and a third planar surface which meets one of the registration surfaces, the slot accepting the cylindrical component in contact with said two registration surfaces, the fastener comprising:

• a surface which contacts the cylindrical component;
• a threaded engagement mechanism which secures the fastener to the assembly through a single clearance hole in the fastener and into a threaded hole in the mechanical assembly;
• and a protruded section which ensures interference and prevents rotation of the fastener by engagement with the third surface, said protruded section being wedged between the third surface and the cylindrical component.

A system for securing a cylindrical component into a mechanical assembly, the system comprising:

• a slot in the mechanical assembly defined by two planar registration surfaces which meet at a vertex and a third planar surface which meets one of the registration surfaces, the slot accepting the cylindrical component in contact with said two registration surfaces;
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• a clamp comprising (i) a protruded section which extends into the slot, ensures interference and prevents rotation of the clamp by engagement with the third surface, said protruded section being wedged between the third surface and the cylindrical component, and (ii) a surface which contacts the cylindrical component, wherein said clamp is mounted by a single, threaded, fastening mechanism through a clearance hole in the clamp and into a threaded hole in the mechanical assembly to secure the clamp to the mechanical assembly.