A lock joint for a space station has a plurality of struts joined together in a predetermined configuration by node point fittings. The fittings have removable inserts therein. The lock joint has an elongated housing connected at one end to a strut. A split-fingered collet is mounted within the housing for movement reciprocally therein. A handle on the housing is connected to the collet for moving the collet into the insert where the fingers of the collet expand to lock the joint to the fitting.
Collect Lock Joint for Space Station Truss
1987
19 pages
Report
No indication
English
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