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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2018
Viant As&o Holdings, Llc, Foxborough, MA (US);
Mark W. Broadley, Downingtown, PA (US);
Michael D. Wood, Lansdale, PA (US);
Jim D. Cooney, Gilbertsville, PA (US);
Timothy Hoklas, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
VIANT AS&O HOLDINGS, LLC, Foxborough, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to mechanical joining of Nickel Titanium tubes, also known as Nitinol, to other tubular components. Such mechanical joining may be achieved by interpenetration of lobe features between the respective tubes by translating the tubes together on a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, by a combination of translation and rotational motion or by a hinging motion. The Nitinol superelasticity is used to accommodate the lobe deformation required for assembly and to snap the lobe back into its original shape to complete the mechanical joint.