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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Ross Mitchell Blanton, Hazelwood, MO (US);
Tracy L. Bagwill, Wildwood, MO (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/26 (2006.01); B64C 1/00 (2006.01); F16B 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/00 (2013.01); F16B 5/0225 (2013.01); Y10T 16/05 (2015.01); Y10T 403/55 (2015.01);
Abstract
An apparatus comprising an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve. The outer sleeve has a first channel with an inner wall with a first number of substantially planar surfaces. The inner sleeve has a second channel and an outer wall with a second number of substantially planar surfaces. The outer wall is configured to be received within the first channel. At least one of the second number of substantially planar surfaces on the outer wall of the inner sleeve is configured to slide against at least one of the first number of substantially planar surfaces.