| 摘要 |
<p>PCT No. PCT/GB93/01633 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 13, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 13, 1995 PCT Filed Aug. 3, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/04778 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 3, 1994A tube connector (10) to enable a straight tube or even a curved tube of tight radius of curvature to be connected to a structural member has a flat cutter disc (11) shaped to fit in the end of an internally splined tube (20). The outer edge of the cutter disc has a series of teeth (12) which cut into and locate with the splines when the cutter disc is rotated in the tube. The cutter disc may have a floating central insert (25) screw threaded to allow connection to another structural member without a need for precise alignment.</p> |
