Connecting apparatus using shape-memory technology
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Apr 3, 2001
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Sep 29, 1999
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Apr 23, 1999
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An apparatus for connecting two members uses shape-memory technology. The connecting apparatus includes a first module having a connector portion adapted for connection to a first member, and a second module having a connector portion adapted for connection to a second member. Each module has a pair of flanges extending therefrom which are disposed about and overlap a portion of the connector portion of the other module. In one embodiment, a compression member at least partially formed of a shape-memory material is disposed adjacent to the flanges and has a first configuration at one temperature which allows relative movement between the modules, and a second configuration at a different temperature which limits relative movement between the modules. In another embodiment, each pair of flanges is at least partially formed of a shape-memory material and has a first configuration at one temperature which allows relative movement between the modules, and a second configuration at a different temperature which limits relative movement between the modules.
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