Patent ID: 11944415
Assignee: MASIMO CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 12:
13. A valve-chamber assembly having a fastening assembly, the fastening assembly comprising:
a base;
a bolt fitted through an open portion of the base;
a torque limiter located within the base and at least partially surrounding a head of the bolt;
an O-ring located between at least a portion of the torque limiter and the base; and
a latch coupled to the base,
wherein if a torque threshold is not satisfied, rotational movement of the latch in a first direction causes the bolt to rotate in the first direction and advance in a second direction, and
wherein if the torque threshold is satisfied, rotational movement of the latch in the first direction causes the head of the bolt to slip through the torque limiter.