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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2016
Appleton Grp Llc, Rosemont, IL (US);
Tushar Yadunath Borkar, Pune, IN;
Shivlingayya Swami, Pune, IN;
Vinaya Nandish Kubsad, Pune, IN;
Vikramsinh Mohite, Sangli, IN;
Nabil Mina, Rosemont, IL (US);
Appleton Grp LLC, Rosemont, IL (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly includes a male connector element that is manually expandable to control tightness of fit in a and a female connector element. The male connector element is having a first and a second portion configured by longitudinally bi-furcating the male connector element and includes a chamfered portion, a radially adjusting mechanism and a screw. The chamfered portion is axially configured on male connector element and receives the radially adjusting mechanism that moves the first and second portions relative to each other. The screw axially passes through male connector element and radially moves the radially adjusting mechanism to adjust the gap between the first and second portions to adjust external dimension of male connector element. The female connector element is having a tubular configuration that receives male connector element and is having a plurality of longitudinal slits configured thereon, walls of the female connector element are urged radially inwards towards the male connector element to maintain contact there-between by a spring element.