Apparatus for attaching a flexible annular member to a rigid member
US4635335A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53709
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus is disclosed for attaching a flexible annular member to a rigid member using an annular tongue on an annular bead on one of the members that is engageable in an annular groove in an annular bead on the other member, and further using a preformed resilient lock ring that is split so as to have oppositely facing ends and has a C-shaped cross-section with a radially outwardly facing peripheral side so as to be mountable over and then clamp together and hold the beads on the members with their tongue and groove engaged.
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