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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
May. 08, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Matthew G. Kesterson, Everett, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 63/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 63/0013 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tool for removing a coating from at least one of a surface and a fastener head that is generally flush with the surface is provided. The tool includes a first scraper configured to abrasively engage the coating on at least one of the surface and the fastener head and a second scraper sized to abrasively engage the coating in a recess in the fastener head. The first scraper is rotatable relative to the fastener head and the second scraper is rotatable within the recess. The first scraper and the second scraper are translatable relative to each other.