: SELF-SEALING ONE-PIECE VACUUM FITTING FOR BAGGING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Application 1686/KOLNP/2004 published 2006-08-11, filed 2004-11-08
A vacuum fitting having a check valve for use in bagging composite parts prior to and during the curing process, in which the body of the vacuum fitting is formed from a single piece of material, and the check valve has no loose fitting parts is disclosed. The vacuum fitting has a one-piece body portion having a base flange, a central neck portion, and a top quick-connect fitting adapted for releasable connection to a conventional vacuum source. The check valve is disposed within the central neck portion with a snap ring. (FIG. 1)
Applicant
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC
P.O.BOX 482, FORT WORTH, TX 76101, USA.
Inventor
GREENE MICHAEL A WAYNE SISSOM
International Info
Classification: B 23 K
Publication Number: WO 03/097286 A2
Application Date: 2003-05-19
Priority Information
60/381 USA 2002-05-17