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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2012
Mark H. Raffles, Nottingham, GB;
Dragos Axinte, Nottingham, GB;
Helen L. Llewellyn-powell, Derby, GB;
Mark H. Raffles, Nottingham, GB;
Dragos Axinte, Nottingham, GB;
Helen L. Llewellyn-Powell, Derby, GB;
Rolls-Royce PLC, London, GB;
Abstract
An adhesive fastening element () for holding a workpiece (), the adhesive fastening element () comprising: an outer member (); and a consumable inner member () disposed inside the outer member () and releasably movable relative to the outer member () along a longitudinal axis of the adhesive fastening element (); wherein the consumable inner member () comprises a bonding surface which, in use, is bonded by an adhesive () to the workpiece () and is removed and replaced to detach the workpiece () from the adhesive fastening element ().