Method of attaching a ball lock pin
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1. A method of attaching a ball lock pin, the method comprising:
- inserting a bushing assembly in a first object such that an outer surface of the bushing assembly is received within the first object;
inserting, into the bushing assembly, a plurality of locking balls disposed on a shaft of the ball lock pin;
outwardly urging the plurality of locking balls to engage a first engagement portion of an inner surface of the bushing assembly; and
the ball lock pin passing through an open end of the bushing assembly.
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Abstract
A method of attaching a ball lock pin. A bushing assembly is inserted in a first object such that an outer surface of the bushing assembly is received within the first object. A plurality of locking balls disposed on a shaft of the ball lock pin is inserted into the bushing assembly. The plurality of locking balls is outwardly urged to engage a first engagement portion of an inner surface of the bushing assembly.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of attaching a ball lock pin, the method comprising:
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inserting a bushing assembly in a first object such that an outer surface of the bushing assembly is received within the first object; inserting, into the bushing assembly, a plurality of locking balls disposed on a shaft of the ball lock pin; outwardly urging the plurality of locking balls to engage a first engagement portion of an inner surface of the bushing assembly; and the ball lock pin passing through an open end of the bushing assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of attaching a ball lock pin, the method comprising:
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inserting a bushing assembly in a first object such that an outer surface of the bushing assembly is received within the first object; inserting, into the bushing assembly, a plurality of locking balls disposed on a shaft of the ball lock pin; outwardly urging the plurality of locking balls to engage a first engagement portion of an inner surface of the bushing assembly; aligning the first object with a second object such that the shaft of the ball lock pin is receivable in the second object; inserting, into the second object, the plurality of locking balls; and outwardly urging the plurality of locking balls to engage a second engagement portion of an inner surface of the second object. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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