Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Expandable collet bodies with sectional finger-based anti-rotation feature, clips, inserts and systems thereof
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Application No.: US15442609Application Date: 2017-02-24
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Publication No.: US10465734B2Publication Date: 2019-11-05
- Inventor: Travis McClure
- Applicant: Centrix Inc.
- Applicant Address: US WA Kent
- Assignee: Centrix Inc.
- Current Assignee: Centrix Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Kent
- Agency: McCoy Russell LLP
- Main IPC: F16B37/04
- IPC: F16B37/04 ; F16B33/00

Abstract:
Expandable collet bodies with sectional finger-based anti-rotation features are disclosed. The collet body comprises not only a plurality of gripping finger as a first part of a two-part anti-rotation means (ARM), but also a first part of a two part translation arresting means (TAM), which may or may not be sectional in nature. The TAM prevents over translation of a collet body within the work piece(s), and cooperates with a second part of the TAM associated with a work piece or an auxiliary structure. In this manner, a collet body inserted into a work piece or auxiliary structure will not accidentally be pushed beyond the blind side of the work piece(s) during insertion or initial clamp-up.
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