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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Steven P. Walker, Arlington, WA (US);
Christopher E. Plass, Monroe, WA (US);
Michael K. Klein, Bothell, WA (US);
John V. Salmi, Arlington, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A structural assembly including a first member having an external side and an internal side, the first member defining a first member through-bore, a second member having an external side and an internal side, the second member defining a second member through-bore aligned with the first member through-bore, and a mechanical fastening system including a bushing at least partially received in the first member through-bore, the bushing defining a bushing through-bore and including a flange, wherein the flange is positioned in a gap between the internal side of the first member and the external side of the second member, a nut plate connected to the internal side of the second member, the nut plate defining a clearance bore aligned with the second member through-bore and the bushing through-bore, the nut plate including a nut, and a bolt extending through the bushing through-bore and into threaded engagement with the nut.