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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Jay Wallace Colacecchi, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Gerritt W. Kroeze, Arlington, WA (US);
Mark James Wilson, Mount Vernon, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A tool for use with Quick Release (QR) fasteners, and related methods and kits. The tool generally includes an elongate main body with a fastener-receiving area. The fastener-receiving area is configured to simultaneously support the head of the QR fastener and depress the button of the QR fastener. The fastener-receiving area includes a slot that is distally and downwardly open, two shoulders that bound the slot, and a ventral surface. The QR fastener is inserted into the slot so that the head of the QR fastener rests on the first and second shoulders, the collar portion of the QR fastener extends through the slot, and the ventral surface depresses the button of the QR fastener. With the button depressed in this fashion, the retention feature of the QR fastener is released, which allows the worker to manipulate the QR fastener by moving the tool.