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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Aaron William Bartel, Mountlake Terrace, WA (US);
Nathan A. Muntz, Everett, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 1/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/46 (2006.01); B29C 70/12 (2006.01); B29L 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 1/005 (2013.01); B29C 70/12 (2013.01); B29C 70/465 (2013.01); B29L 2001/002 (2013.01); B29L 2001/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
Composite fasteners have a high fraction of discontinuous, randomly oriented reinforcing fibers. A charge of thermoplastic fiber flakes are heated to melting temperature within a reservoir, flowed into multiple mold cavities and compression molded. The molded fasteners have high strength, exhibit quasi-isotropic properties and may be produced in high volume.