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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2016
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Kenneth Eugene Selfridge, Piedmont, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A clamp connector system for use with a plurality of flanged connections is provided. Each of the flanged connections includes a first hub, a first flange, a second hub, and a second flange. The system includes a first clamp connector sized to circumferentially couple about the first and second flanges of a first of the flanged connections, and a second clamp connector sized to circumferentially couple about the first and second flanges of a second of the flanged connections. The system further includes an interference feature defined on at least one of the first flanged connection and the second clamp connector. The interference feature is oriented to prevent the first flange of the first flanged connection from coupling to the second flange of the second flanged connection.