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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Inventor:
Ross Mitchell Blanton, Hazelwood, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/00 (2006.01); B23P 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one aspect, a bushing for use in a pin assembly that includes a swinging housing and a stationary housing is provided. The bushing includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a central portion extending between the first and second end portions and including a plurality of flexible fingers, each of said flexible fingers includes a retention feature configured to engage one of the swinging housing and the stationary housing in a snap-fit configuration.