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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kevin O. Gaw, Tukwila, WA (US);
Sean D. Morden, Federal Way, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 39/02 (2006.01); B25B 23/00 (2006.01); B25B 13/48 (2006.01); B25B 13/06 (2006.01); F16B 33/00 (2006.01); B25B 23/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 23/00 (2013.01); B25B 13/06 (2013.01); B25B 13/48 (2013.01); F16B 33/006 (2013.01); F16B 39/02 (2013.01); F16B 39/026 (2013.01); B25B 23/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and its method of use enables a thermoplastically deformable fastener assembly to be deformed to hold an installation preload torque after the fastener has been torqued to a predetermined value.