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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2019
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:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
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.