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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2017
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Jeremiah Webb, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Douglas McCoy, Marysville, WA (US);
Daniel Hippe, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A colleted bushing includes a collet and a bushing. The collet has a collet proximal end and a collet bore having collet threads. In addition, the collet has a collet bore taper located adjacent the collet proximal end, and a plurality of collet fingers located adjacent the collet proximal end and configured to be inserted into a workpiece hole of a workpiece. The bushing has a bushing proximal end, a bushing bore, a bushing outer surface, and bushing threads formed along a section of the bushing outer surface. The bushing is configured to be inserted into the collet bore and the bushing threads are configured to engage the collet threads in a manner resulting in movement of the bushing proximal end into contact with the collet bore taper causing the collet fingers to be urged radially outwardly and removably locking the collet within the workpiece hole.