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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Timothy Wollaston, Bristol, GB;
Samuel Evans, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 19/00 (2006.01); F16L 15/08 (2006.01); F16L 57/02 (2006.01); F16L 58/18 (2006.01); B64C 1/14 (2006.01); B64D 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 19/005 (2013.01); F16L 15/08 (2013.01); F16L 57/02 (2013.01); F16L 58/182 (2013.01); B64C 1/1453 (2013.01); B64D 37/005 (2013.01); F16L 2201/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft pipe coupling includes a first pipe end and a second pipe end connected to each other by a fastener. A locking collar restricts the rotational movement of the first pipe end, the second pipe end, and the fastener with respect to one another. The locking collar includes a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion, one of the engagement portions includes a resiliently deformable engagement surface. The first engagement portion is located over and engaged with the fastener, and the second engagement portion is located over and engaged with the second pipe end.