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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
John C. Osborne, Bothell, WA (US);
Terrence C. Seet, Mill Creek, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A fastener which includes a first portion of a shaft which defines threads, and a second portion of the shaft, which extends from the first portion of the shaft, includes a planar curved surface. A method for securing a fastener to an e-nut, which includes the step of inserting the fastener positioned within an e-nut into an opening defined by and which extends through at least two components to be secured together, wherein: a first portion of the shaft of the fastener defines threads; and a second portion of the shaft of the fastener, which extends from the first portion of the shaft, defines a curved planar surface.