Patent ID: 6109818
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: F16B,F16G,Y10T

Abstract:
A recombinator for connecting and recombining sections of material, the recombinator comprising:a cylindrical sleeve formed from at least two semi-cylindrical sections, each semi-cylindrical section having edges and a first end and a second end, and an internal arcuate surface;a first cylindrical hub formed from at least two semi-cylindrical hub sections, each semi-cylindrical hub section comprising an external arcuate surface adapted for mating with the internal arcuate surface of said cylindrical sleeve and having edges adapted for alignment with at least one of the edges of at least one of the semi-cylindrical sections, the semi-cylindrical hub sections further having at least one facet surface joining the edges of the external arcuate surface of said semi-cylindrical hub section, each facet surface being adapted for mating with the facet surface of another semi-cylindrical hub section; andengagement means for providing slideable engagement and rotation of said cylindrical sleeve with and about said cylindrical hub said engagement means being located on the internal arcuate surface of said cylindrical sleeve, so that rotation of said cylindrical sleeve about said cylindrical hub to a position where at least one edge of said cylindrical sleeve is aligned with at least one edge of said semi-cylindrical hub section allows separation of one of the semi-cylindrical hub sections together with one of the semi-cylindrical sleeve sections and another of the semi-cylindrical hub sections together with another of the semi-cylindrical sleeve sections.