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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Chetan Bangalore Vijayadevaraj, Karnataka, IN;
Pradeep Kumar, Uttar Pradesh, IN;
Onkar Bhise, Maharashtra, IN;
Jason Dahms, Bowling Green, OH (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relate to coupling components including valve structures and methods for forming the valve structures. The method includes attaching together a male valve piece () and a female valve piece () to form a valve structure that extends along a longitudinal axis. The method includes inserting the male () and female () valve pieces axially together. The method also includes using a swaging tool () to inelastically deform at least one of the male and female valve pieces from an insertion configuration to a locking configuration in which relative axial movement between the male and female valve pieces is prevented.