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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventor:
Thomas Monaghan, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/02 (2006.01); F16B 37/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/02 (2013.01); F16B 37/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spark prevention cap is disclosed. The cap forms a sealed cavity around an end of a fastener protruding from a surface of a structure, for example, an aircraft structure. The cap has a cap body with an annular base terminating at a rim. The rim surrounds an opening into a central cavity for receiving the end of the fastener. The annular base has an external circumferential surface extending from the base rim, and a mating feature on the external circumferential surface configured to contact a sealant material applied externally to the cap.