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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Harinder S. Oberoi, Snohomish, WA (US);
Kevin M. Barrick, Kingston, WA (US);
Branko Sarh, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Alfredo Gerosa, Snohomish, WA (US);
Melissa Ann Findlay, Snohomish, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for installing a fastener is provided. The apparatus comprises a plate system and an air system that is connected to the plate system. The plate system has a plurality of air passages and at least one opening. The air system directs air through the plurality of air passages, out of the opening, and in a selected direction substantially parallel to a surface of a structure into which a fastener is to be installed such that the air impinges on an exposed portion of a shaft of the fastener.