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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11149780 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 22, 2019

Method of covering a portion of a fastener protruding from a surface

Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Blaine Knight Rawdon, San Pedro, CA (US);

Michael Scott Cameron, Long Beach, CA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:

Kwan & Olynick LLP

Primary Examiner:

Sarang Afzali

Assistant Examiner:

Darrell C Ford

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 37/14 (2006.01); B64D 45/02 (2006.01); F16B 33/00 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B64D 37/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 37/14 (2013.01); B64D 37/32 (2013.01); B64D 45/02 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); F16B 33/004 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4995 (2015.01); Y10T 29/4998 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49764 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49876 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49888 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49947 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49948 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49959 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49966 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49982 (2015.01);
Abstract

A method of covering a portion of a fastener, protruding from a surface, that comprises providing a cap comprising a wall, a base, an interior, at least partially delimited by the wall and the base, and pawls, located in the interior of the cap. The method further comprises coupling a tooth to the fastener, covering the portion of the fastener with the cap, and positively engaging the pawls with the tooth, such that the pawls are loaded in tension against the tooth.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Rawdon, Blaine. (2021). Method of covering a portion of a fastener protruding from a surface (U.S. Patent No. 11149780). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11149780

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