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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
May. 16, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Russell J. Heeter, Sammamish, WA (US);
Thu A. Nguyen, Mukilteo, WA (US);
John A. Ward, Bonney Lake, WA (US);
John R. Porter, Lynwood, WA (US);
Jeffrey A. Wilkerson, Bothell, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/30 (2006.01); H01R 43/16 (2006.01); B64D 45/02 (2006.01); F16B 33/00 (2006.01); F16B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/304 (2013.01); B64D 45/02 (2013.01); F16B 33/006 (2013.01); H01R 43/16 (2013.01); F16B 2001/0064 (2013.01);
Abstract
A conductive fastener assembly, system, and method are described. The fastener assembly includes a nut having a counterbore formed therein. The counterbore is formed to maintain a sufficient gap between the nut and the protruding end of a fastener sleeve. The nut with the counterbore improves the conductive fastener system such that the need for a solid copper grid and a cap seal is reduced or eliminated.