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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Woods, Renton, WA (US);
John A. Davies, Renton, WA (US);
Gregory J. Shish, Bothell, WA (US);
Kwok Tung Chan, Issaquah, WA (US);
Eric M. Avakian, Seattle, WA (US);
Dan Day, Seattle, WA (US);
Omar J. Pacheo Agosto, Renton, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 1/00 (2006.01); F16B 19/05 (2006.01); F16B 19/00 (2006.01); F16B 19/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 19/05 (2013.01); F16B 19/008 (2013.01); F16B 19/109 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49908 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49966 (2015.01);
Abstract
A joint fastening system employs a lock bolt having a pull stem and locking threads inserted through a bore in a joint having fay sealant between layers. A collar is received over the pull stem to engage the threads, the collar producing tension on the threads to generate clamp force sufficient for fay sealant squeeze out.