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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2000
James M. Donovan, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Patrick J. Howard, Cincinnati, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly for connecting an ultrasonic transducer to a transducer fixture of an ultrasonic inspection system. The assembly includes a male connector element including a protrusion having a circular cross section and a mount for connecting the male element to at least one of the transducer and the transducer fixture. The assembly also includes a female connector element including a recess sized and shaped for rotatably receiving the male element protrusion to releasably connect the male connector element to the female connector element and a mount for connecting the female element to at least one of the transducer and the transducer fixture. In addition, the assembly includes a fastener mounted on at least one of the male and female connector elements for releasably fastening the male connector element to the female connector element to retain the male element protrusion in the female element recess and to prevent the male element from rotating with respect to the female element.