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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1981
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1978
Jon P Boudreau, Gloucester, MA (US);
Marvin A Biren, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Robert J Maselek, Framingham, MA (US);
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
A torque amplifier for increasing torque applied to rotatable connectors, including a generally perimetrical member for rotation about a central axis; means for inwardly biasing that perimetrical member; connector gripping means carried by said perimetrical member and inwardly directed by said means for biasing; and at least one salient portion extending from the perimetrical member generally in the direction of the axis of rotation of the perimetrical member for increasing applied torque; and a method and a tool for engaging and disengaging the torque amplifier with the connector.