Grapple fixture
CA 1297519 C · Owner: Vandersluis, Ron · Inventors: Quittner, Erik; Vandersluis, Ron
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Ron Vandersluis Erik Quittner, ABSTRACT OF DISCLOSURE, The grapple fixture with improved docking and engaging, capabilities is provided for use with, for example, a relocatable space station remote manipulator system. The grapple fixture is for use with an end effector having grappling capabilities and latching capabilities and which may include a force moment sensor which can cooperate with the arm in order to align the end effector with the grapple fixture without the aid of a grappling mechanism. The grapple fixture comprises a base, having a flange and a cylinder with an end effector abutment face, a plurality of end effector latching trunions extending radially from the cylinder a …
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- Granted March 17, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 17, 2009.
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