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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2009
Thomas William Swart, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jeyaruban Selliah Amirtharajah, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jeffrey Louis Palmer, Schenectady, NY (US);
Thomas William Swart, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jeyaruban Selliah Amirtharajah, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jeffrey Louis Palmer, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A loose anti-rotation lock sleeve design for use in a flange and pipe assembly. The design includes a lock sleeve positioned between a pipe and a flange to prevent rotation of the pipe relative to the flange. The lock sleeve includes at least two openings in a first end of the lock sleeve configured to receive at least two pipe pins extending radially outward from the pipe. The lock sleeve further includes at least four openings in a second end of the lock sleeve configured to receive at least four flange pins extending radially inward from the flange.