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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2022
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Samuel L. Block, Chicago, IL (US);
Colin L Farr, Chicago, IL (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A nut cap assembly for securing an internal component to an external component includes a seal cap having a base and a shroud extending from the base. The base includes a mounting flange configured to be mounted to the internal component. The base includes an opening at a mounting end of the base configured to be mounted to the internal component. The base includes a seal groove surrounding the opening configured to receive a seal. The seal groove is open at the mounting end to interface the seal with the internal component. The shroud includes a nut pocket has a cap anti-rotation feature. The nut cap assembly includes a nut received in the nut pocket. The nut includes a threaded bore configured to threadably receive a threaded fastener used to secure the internal component to the external component. The nut includes a nut anti-rotation feature interfacing with the cap anti-rotation feature.