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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2001
Earl S. Nickerson, Little Compton, RI (US);
Wayne C. Tucker, Exeter, RI (US);
Francis C. Spicola, Portsmouth, RI (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
An isolated mechanical fastening system, which includes an exterior first section having a first transverse bore. The system also includes an exterior second section having a second transverse bore, wherein the second transverse bore is aligned with the first transverse bore. There is also an interior third section having a third transverse aperture. This third section is interposed between the first section and the second section and the third transverse bore is aligned with the first and second transverse bores. A fastener is positioned in the first, second and third transverse bore and is fixed to the first section. A polymeric material is positioned in the third section between the fastener and the peripheral wall of the third section.