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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hubert C Vykukal, Gold River, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
403109 ; 403103 ; 403104 ; 285390 ;
Abstract
A space suit sizing device using a ball nut and screw drive mechanism to shorten and lengthen components of a space suit. The device includes a rotatable member having an outer race formed on an inner surface thereof, and a translatable member having an inner race formed on an outer surface thereof. A plurality of recirculating balls are located in a space defined by the inner and outer races. As the rotatable member is rotated by hand, the translatable member is caused to move in and out of the rotatable member. Since one component of the space suit is connected to the translatable member, the length of this component varies in accordance with the position of the translatable member.