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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2011
Richard M. Murphy, East Hampton, CT (US);
Billie W. Bunting, Colchester, CT (US);
Fungayi Mutsengi, Bloomfield, CT (US);
David W. Anderson, South Windsor, CT (US);
Robert J. Derosa, Tolland, CT (US);
Richard M. Murphy, East Hampton, CT (US);
Billie W. Bunting, Colchester, CT (US);
Fungayi Mutsengi, Bloomfield, CT (US);
David W. Anderson, South Windsor, CT (US);
Robert J. DeRosa, Tolland, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
A ferrule for use with a nut with an internal locking mechanism includes a first tubular portion with a first end and a first outer diameter for connecting to a first object; a second tubular portion with a second end and a second outer diameter for connecting to a second object; a transition portion connecting the first tubular portion and the second tubular portion; and a plurality of pockets spaced circumferentially around the second portion to engage the internal locking mechanism of the nut.