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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2010
Samuel Edward Gheesling, Bothell, WA (US);
Mitchel A. Arndt, Auburn, WA (US);
Karen Chivono Takatani, Renton, WA (US);
William F. Vanderberg, Covington, WA (US);
Darren R. Kukuk, Tacoma, WA (US);
Michael Flores, Edgewood, WA (US);
Samuel Edward Gheesling, Bothell, WA (US);
Mitchel A. Arndt, Auburn, WA (US);
Karen Chivono Takatani, Renton, WA (US);
William F. Vanderberg, Covington, WA (US);
Darren R. Kukuk, Tacoma, WA (US);
Michael Flores, Edgewood, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for positioning of fasteners normal to a surface through which the fasteners are to be inserted is described. The apparatus includes a sheet of material comprising a plurality of holes therethrough, where the holes are positioned to correspond with bores through the surface through which the fasteners are to be inserted, and a plurality of grommets. The grommets are operable for mounting in the holes in said sheet. Each grommet includes a hole centered therein and sized such that the grommet will support a fastener placed therein, and a plurality of radial keyways extending from the centered hole, the keyways having a specific radial depth to provide finger tabs at the centered hole to maintain support of the corresponding fastener normal to the sheet.