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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Blaine Knight Rawdon, San Pedro, CA (US);
Michael Scott Cameron, Long Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 37/14 (2006.01); B64D 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 37/14 (2013.01); B64D 45/02 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49876 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49888 (2015.01);
Abstract
A system for use in covering a portion of a fastener protruding from a surface is provided. The system includes a cap that includes an interior, a base that at least partially delimits the interior, and pawls on the interior. The system may also include a tooth configured to be associated with the fastener and configured to positively engage the pawls.