Non-clocking connector with locking anti-rotation tabs

摘要

A method and tool for a cutting locking tab 56 of a selected configuration on a joint (a pin (12a) and box (16a) threaded together). The pin has longitudinal slot(s) 24a and the box (16a) has inner and outer peripheral grooves (44,46) forming shear lines (50) to enhance the shearing to form the locking tab (56). The essential feature is the elimination of clocking, i.e., a predetermination of the relative orientation of the box and pin during manufacture.