Timothy J. Rakowicz - Livonia MI, US Kenneth R. Wodzisz - Grosse Pointe MI, US Abdullahi M. Hajiabdi - Dearborn MI, US
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC - DEARBORN MI
International Classification:
F16L 25/00 B23P 11/00
US Classification:
285 18, 2952501, 292811
Abstract:
A tether for connecting tubes includes two mutually spaced pads, each pad located on an opposite side of a lateral axis and releasably connectable to one of the tubes, an elastic stretchable connector that provides structural continuity between the pads, and handles, each handle located at an opposite axial end of the tether, suited to be gripped manually for the application of tensile force to the tether.