FITTING FOR ATTACHMENT TO A PART AND ASSOCIATED ASSEMBLY AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A fitting for attachment to a part, the fitting comprising:
- a body comprising a nut portion, wherein the nut portion comprises a nut receptacle having a converging portion and a central axis; and
a nut assembly comprising;
a seal within the nut receptacle, non-translatably fixed relative to the nut receptacle, and spaced apart from the converging portion; and
a nut within the nut receptacle, translatable along the central axis of the nut receptacle, and comprising resilient fingers that are resiliently deformable away from the central axis, wherein translation of the nut along the central axis is constrained by the converging portion and the seal.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a fitting for attachment to a part. The fitting comprises a body and a nut assembly. The body comprises a nut portion. The nut portion comprises a nut receptacle having a converging portion and a central axis. The nut assembly comprises a seal and a nut. The seal is within the nut receptacle, non-translatably fixed relative to the nut receptacle, and spaced apart from the converging portion. The nut is within the nut receptacle, is translatable along the central axis of the nut receptacle, and comprises resilient fingers that are resiliently deformable away from the central axis. Translation of the nut along the central axis is constrained by the converging portion and the seal.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A fitting for attachment to a part, the fitting comprising:
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a body comprising a nut portion, wherein the nut portion comprises a nut receptacle having a converging portion and a central axis; and a nut assembly comprising; a seal within the nut receptacle, non-translatably fixed relative to the nut receptacle, and spaced apart from the converging portion; and a nut within the nut receptacle, translatable along the central axis of the nut receptacle, and comprising resilient fingers that are resiliently deformable away from the central axis, wherein translation of the nut along the central axis is constrained by the converging portion and the seal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A fitting assembly, comprising:
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a fitting comprising; a body comprising a nut portion, wherein the nut portion comprises a nut receptacle having a converging portion and a central axis; and a nut assembly comprising; a seal within the nut receptacle, non-translatably fixed relative to the nut receptacle, and spaced apart from the converging portion; and a nut within the nut receptacle and comprising resilient fingers that are resiliently deformable away from the central axis; at least one first part; and a first fastener passing through the at least one first part and secured within the nut and causing the resilient fingers to deform away from the central axis, wherein the nut is translatable along the central axis of the nut receptacle, with translation of the nut along the central axis being constrained by the converging portion and the seal, without the first fastener passing through the nut. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of attaching a fitting to a part, the method comprising:
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inserting a nut of a nut assembly of the fitting into an aperture of the part, wherein, when the nut is inserted into the aperture, the nut is translatable along a central axis of a nut receptacle of the fitting with translation of the nut along the central axis being constrained by a converging portion of the nut receptacle and a seal non-translatably fixed within the nut receptacle; extending a first fastener through the nut to resiliently deform resilient fingers of the nut away from the central axis; and tightening the first fastener to translationally move the nut along the central axis to urge the resilient fingers against the part.
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