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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Richard B. Tanner, Seattle, WA (US);
James Frederick Ackermann, Woodinville, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 5/02 (2006.01); F16B 43/00 (2006.01); B23P 19/02 (2006.01); B64D 45/02 (2006.01); F16B 4/00 (2006.01); B64D 37/00 (2006.01); F16B 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 5/0258 (2013.01); B23P 19/02 (2013.01); B64D 37/005 (2013.01); B64D 45/02 (2013.01); F16B 4/004 (2013.01); F16B 33/008 (2013.01); F16B 43/001 (2013.01); B23P 2700/01 (2013.01); F16B 5/02 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49952 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49963 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming a seal over a hole in a structure. The apparatus comprises a washer, a sleeve, and a fastener. The washer has a first channel. The sleeve has a second channel and an expandable section. The sleeve is positioned inside the first channel in the washer. The fastener has an elongate portion positioned inside the second channel of the sleeve to cause at least a portion of the expandable section of the sleeve to form a first interference fit with the washer.