| タイトル | Quick connect fastener |
| 本文(外部サイト) | http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19940024983 |
| 著者(英) | Weddendorf, Bruce |
| 著者所属(英) | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center |
| 発行日 | 1994-01-27 |
| 言語 | eng |
| 内容記述 | A quick connect fastener and method of use is presented wherein the quick connect fastener is suitable for replacing available bolts and screws, the quick connect fastener being capable of installation by simply pushing a threaded portion of the connector into a member receptacle hole, the inventive apparatus being comprised of an externally threaded fastener having a threaded portion slidably mounted upon a stud or bolt shaft, wherein the externally threaded fastener portion is expandable by a preloaded spring member. The fastener, upon contact with the member receptacle hole, has the capacity of presenting cylindrical threads of a reduced diameter for insertion purposes and once inserted into the receiving threads of the receptacle member hole, are expandable for engagement of the receptacle hole threads forming a quick connect of the fastener and the member to be fastened, the quick connect fastener can be further secured by rotation after insertion, even to the point of locking engagement, the quick connect fastener being disengagable only by reverse rotation of the mated thread engagement. |
| NASA分類 | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING |
| レポートNO | 94N29486 NAS 1.71:MFS-28829-1 |
| 権利 | No Copyright |
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