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Manipulator arm attachment

Assignee: North American Aviation Corp
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Filing: 1964-06-25
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Granted: 1966-01-18
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Expires: 1984-06-25
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Charles E Bodey

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 22:31
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25J; B25J15/00; B25J15/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 169 words
AN ATTACHMENT DEVICE FOR USE WITH A SUB-SEA VEHICLE COMPRISING A SUB-SEA VEHICLE HULL HAVING AN OPENING DEFINED BY SAID HULL; RECEPTACLE MEMBER MOUNTED WITHIN SAID OPENING TO FORM AN INTEGRAL HULL STRUCTURE; A JACK-BOLT ROTATABLY MOUNTED TO AND PROJECTING THROUGH SAID MEMBER, A POWER SOURCE MOUNTED WITHIN SAID VEHICLE; A PLURALITY OF FIRST POWER CONNECTORS MOUNTED THROUGH SAID MEMBER AND CONNECTED TO SAID POWER SOURCE; VALVE MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID POWER SOURCE AND SAID FIRST CONNECTORS FOR CUTTING OFF THE FLOW OF POWER TO SAID CONNECTORS; FIRST MEANS ADAPTED TO BE RECEIVED BY SAID MEMBER, SAID MEANS HAVING A SCREW-THREADED BORE ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID JACK-BOLT, SAID MEANS ALSO HAVING A PLURALITY OF SECOND POWER CONNECTORS ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID FIRST CONNECTORS WHEN SAID MEANS IS SECURED TO SAID MEMBER BY SAID JACK-BOLT; SECOND MEANS FOR ALIGNING SAID JACK-BOLT WITH SAID THREADED BORE AND FOR PREVENTING ROTATION OF SAID FIRST MEANS WITH RESPECT TO SAID HULL WHEN SAID BOLT IS ROTATED TO ATTACH AND DISCONNECT SAID FIRST MEANS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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