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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Carissa Ann Pajel, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Robert Marshall Burgess, Seattle, WA (US);
Benjamin Priest Hargrave, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B29C 70/68 (2006.01); B05C 5/02 (2006.01); B05C 11/10 (2006.01); B05C 17/00 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B29C 47/00 (2006.01); F16B 33/00 (2006.01); F16B 37/14 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B29C 45/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/681 (2013.01); B05C 5/022 (2013.01); B05C 11/1021 (2013.01); B05C 17/00 (2013.01); B05C 17/002 (2013.01); B25J 11/0075 (2013.01); B29C 45/14065 (2013.01); B29C 45/14336 (2013.01); B29C 47/0023 (2013.01); B05C 5/0212 (2013.01); B29C 45/036 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01); F16B 33/004 (2013.01); F16B 37/14 (2013.01); F16B 37/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for applying sealant. The apparatus may comprise a shaping portion, a centering portion, and a support system. The shaping portion may have a cavity configured to receive a fastener system and receive a sealant. The centering portion may have a channel configured to position the shaping portion in a desired position around the fastener system when the fastener system is received in the cavity. The support system may be configured to maintain the desired position of the apparatus.