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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
May. 18, 2020
L3harris Technologies, Inc., Melbourne, FL (US);
David F. Charles, Arlington, VA (US);
Douglas L. Veilleux, II, Rochester, MA (US);
Corey S. Toupin, Fall River, MA (US);
Daryl B. Slocum, La Mesa, CA (US);
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
A tool-less joiner clamp includes a hinged circular body having a forward mating flange and an aft mating flange configured to selectively attach to a forward section flange and an aft section flange of an underwater vehicle, respectively. The forward mating flange has a threaded inner diameter configured to integrate with a threaded outer diameter of the forward section flange, such that rotating the joiner clamp about the forward section flange causes the clamp to move in an axial direction. Also included is a cam lock for selectively closing and tightening the tool-less joiner clamp onto the forward and aft section flanges of the vehicle and may include a quick release mechanism for opening the cam lock. The clamp may also include collapsible handles, and multiple buttons configured to press against a flat surface of the aft mating flange when the joiner clamp is rotated about the forward section flange.