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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
May. 06, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Bart Stevens, Summerville, SC (US);
Daniel J. Cowan, North Charleston, SC (US);
Sean Auffinger, Ladson, SC (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 37/14 (2006.01); F16B 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 37/14 (2013.01); F16B 33/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A protective seal cap assembly for enclosing an end portion of a fastener extending through a structure, which includes a cap member. The cap member includes a sidewall which defines an opening and defines an interior space within the sidewall and aligned with the opening, wherein the sidewall defines a central axis. The cap member further includes at least one rib which extends away from an interior surface of the sidewall within the interior space and extends in a direction along the central axis of the cap member.