RELIABLE CONNECTION SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR USING THE RELIABLE CONNECTIONS

摘要

A securing apparatus including a first and second component. The first component has an opening extending along an axis. The elongated member has a piston hole penetrating the first component and aligned with the opening. A piston is located within the piston hole, and is complimentary shaped to sit within the piston. A pressure member is located within the opening, and an activator is configured to coordinate with and extend into the opening. The activator applies a force to the pressure member and distorts the pressure member. The second component, which compliments and mates with the first component, has an engaging surface that coordinates with an end of the piston. The force applied to the pressure member causes the pressure member to distort and apply pressure to the piston to extend the piston outward to interact with the engaging surface of the second component to restrain the second component.

主权项

1. An securing apparatus comprising a first component and a second component, the first component comprising:
an elongated member having an opening extending along a central axis, the opening formed by a first portion, a second portion adjacent said first portion, and a bottom surface, the elongated member having a piston hole extending along a lateral axis, the piston hole penetrating the first component and aligned with the second portion of the opening, a piston located within the piston hole, being complimentary shaped to sit within the piston hole such that the piston can move along the piston hole axis, a first pressure member located within the second portion of the opening, and an activator configured to coordinate with and extend into the first portion of the opening, wherein when activated the activator applies a force to the pressure member to distort the pressure member, wherein the second component is configured to compliment and mate with the first component, the second component having an engaging surface shaped to coordinate with an end of the piston, wherein, in operation, the force applied to the pressure member by the activator causes the pressure member to distort and apply pressure to the piston to extend the piston outward from the first component, thereby causing the piston to interact with the engaging surface of the second component to restrain the second component.