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Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 29, 2016
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Dennis R. Mathis, Charleston, SC (US);

Jason Kerestes, Summerville, SC (US);

Rachel M. Chow, Ladson, SC (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/06 (2006.01); B25B 13/06 (2006.01); B25B 21/00 (2006.01); B25B 23/00 (2006.01); B25B 13/48 (2006.01); B25B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/06 (2013.01); B23P 19/069 (2013.01); B25B 13/06 (2013.01); B25B 13/488 (2013.01); B25B 17/02 (2013.01); B25B 21/00 (2013.01); B25B 21/002 (2013.01); B25B 23/0035 (2013.01); B25B 23/0085 (2013.01); B23P 2700/01 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49963 (2015.01);
Abstract

A method of threadably coupling a first fastener with a second fastener using a rotary drive including a tool. The method includes rotationally anchoring the second fastener relative to the tool by co-axially urging a fastener-engagement portion of the tool against the second fastener and rotating the tool relative to the second fastener using a socket of the rotary drive until the fastener-engagement portion of the tool mates with a receiving portion of the second fastener, receiving the first fastener within the socket of the rotary drive co-axially with the fastener-engagement portion of the tool, and rotating the first fastener with the socket of the rotary drive relative to a housing of the rotary drive to cause the first fastener to threadably engage the second fastener.


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