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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2010
John F. Suarez, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Bradley G. Weiskittel, Lake Forest, CA (US);
John F. Suarez, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Bradley G. Weiskittel, Lake Forest, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An extraction apparatus () for the removal of a riveted fastener () from a structure () includes a shaft () and a cutting element (). The cutting element () is mechanically coupled to the shaft () and is configured to cut a portion of the riveted fastener (). The shaft () and the cutting element () are configured for insertion through an inner channel () of the riveted fastener (). A method of replacing the riveted fastener () from the structure () includes inserting the extraction apparatus () through the inner channel (). The extraction apparatus () is rotated. A portion of the riveted fastener () that extends through the structure () is removed. A head () of the riveted fastener () is also removed from the structure.