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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2022
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Nathan A. Muntz, Everett, WA (US);
Tanni Sisco, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 19/02 (2005.12); B64C 1/06 (2005.12); B64F 5/10 (2016.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 19/02 (2012.12); B64C 1/069 (2012.12); B64F 5/10 (2016.12);
Abstract
A structural blind sleeve includes a monolithic body. The monolithic body has a sleeve shank having an elongated tubular structure defining a proximal portion and a distal portion, the sleeve shank having a structural portion proximate the proximal portion, a threaded portion proximate the distal portion, and a softened portion between the structural portion and the threaded portion. The structural portion is capable of carrying a clamp-up structural load. The monolithic body further includes a sleeve head connected to the proximal portion of the sleeve shank.