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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Robert A. DiChiara, Jr., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Keith A. Etling, Shiloh, IL (US);
David S. Blum, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 39/10 (2006.01); F16B 13/08 (2006.01); B25B 15/00 (2006.01); B25B 31/00 (2006.01); F16B 39/22 (2006.01); B25B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 13/0808 (2013.01); B25B 15/004 (2013.01); B25B 31/00 (2013.01); F16B 39/10 (2013.01); F16B 39/22 (2013.01); B25B 23/0085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fastener system includes a fastener including a fastener first end and a longitudinally opposed fastener second end, and an anchor configured to receive and capture the fastener upon rotation of the fastener in a first direction, wherein the anchor is further configured to engage the fastener first end upon complete rotation of the fastener in the first direction, and the anchor is further configured to prohibit further rotation in a second direction, opposite the first direction, upon engagement with the fastener first end.