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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Consolidated Nuclear Security, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Inventors:
Robert N. Cole, Knoxville, TN (US);
Kevin P. Shay, Knoxville, TN (US);
Austin L. Renfro, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 37/12 (2006.01); F16B 23/00 (2006.01); F16B 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 37/125 (2013.01); F16B 23/0015 (2013.01); F16B 31/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A foreign material exclusion plug is disclosed. The foreign material plug includes a cylindrical body, a slot, and a breakaway tab. The cylindrical body includes an externally-threaded cylindrical structure. The slot is formed in the cylindrical body extending into the cylindrical body from a top surface of the cylindrical body. The breakaway tab is connected to the cylindrical body and extends outwards from the top surface.