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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
May. 05, 2023
Reliance Worldwide Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
William Vernon Kluss, Brisbane, AU;
Derres Catalano, Roswell, GA (US);
Sai Kishore Ravisankar, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Randy Graves, Atlanta, GA (US);
Eliana Pippen, Powder Springs, GA (US);
Samantha Kelly, New York, NY (US);
Reliance Worldwide Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system for manufacturing a connector assembly includes a connector body, a retainer sleeve and a tool member. The tool member is acted upon by an actuating fixture to travel a distance relative to the connector body to press the retainer sleeve over a portion of the connector body. The tool member further includes a plurality of latch engagement portions equally spaced about the tool member to press a respective one of a plurality of latches of the retainer sleeve inwardly to provide an effective latch with the connector body. A method of mounting the retainer sleeve over a portion of the connector body is done simultaneously while pushing the plurality of latches located on the retainer sleeve to secure the retainer sleeve to the connector body.