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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Kia Miriam Zivari, Seattle, WA (US);
Zachary David Talus, Seattle, WA (US);
Derek John Deans, Arlington, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for aligning a fastener feed mechanism. One embodiment is an apparatus that includes an alignment tool that aligns a fastener feed mechanism with a chamber of a fastening device that receives fasteners. The alignment tool includes a tip section having a diameter less than a diameter of the chamber, a chamber fit section that extends from an end of the tip section in a lengthwise direction and has a diameter corresponding with the diameter of the chamber, a lip that protrudes radially from the chamber beyond the diameter of the chamber, and a fitting member that extends from the lip in the lengthwise direction.