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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2003
Clifton P. Breay, Indian Hills, CO (US);
Thomas B. Darby, Renton, WA (US);
Daniel E. Keenan, Littleton, CO (US);
Anthony W. Vaughan, Arvada, CO (US);
Clifton P. Breay, Indian Hills, CO (US);
Thomas B. Darby, Renton, WA (US);
Daniel E. Keenan, Littleton, CO (US);
Anthony W. Vaughan, Arvada, CO (US);
Stanley Aviation Corporation, Aurora, CO (US);
Abstract
A positive locking fitting assembly is provided for interconnecting two adjacent structures, such as two modular components of an aircraft. The fitting assembly includes a pair of couplers which attach to the respective modular components, and a transfer tube which interconnects the couplers. Each coupler has a positive locking feature which prevents inadvertent uncoupling during operation. A plurality of redundant seals are incorporated throughout the construction of the fitting assembly which ensures a leak proof relationship not only between the joined pair of modular components, but also through the structure of the elements of the fitting assembly itself.