Floating nut plate quarter turn fastener receptacle
AssigneeTextron Aviation Inc.
InventorsRodolfo Coronado, Ryan Lee McComber, Jesse Scott Weiss
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Abstract
A floating nut plate quarter turn fastener receptacle configured for fastening two structures together is disclosed. The quarter turn fastener includes a basket portion with flanges configured to loosely retain a nut element. The nut element is able to glide or shift between the flanges of the basket portion. The nut element includes an aperture and a wire recessed into a channel which intersects the aperture. The nut element is able to be moved within the flanges for aligning the aperture with a corresponding aperture through the basket portion, thereby enabling a fastening device to be inserted through both apertures and twisted a quarter turn for securing to the wire and fastening two structures together.
Claims18
A floating nut plate quarter turn fastener receptacle, comprising:
- a basket portion having a first aperture and a plurality of flanges, wherein the first aperture is centrally located through the basket portion and the plurality of flanges extend upwards from an outer edge of the basket portion;
- a nut element having a second aperture and a channel, wherein the second aperture is centrally located through the nut element and the channel extends longitudinally through the nut element,
- the nut element being secured within the flanges of the basket portion such that the second aperture substantially aligns with the first aperture, the flanges being configured to allow the nut element to be loosely retained upon the basket portion between the flanges;
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- a wire inserted into the channel, wherein the wire is configured to receive a slot of a fastener.
A floating nut plate quarter turn fastener receptacle, comprising:
- a basket portion wherein the basket portion includes a first pair of flanges, a second pair of flanges, and a first aperture;
- a nut element wherein the nut element includes a channeled groove and a second aperture;
- a wire wherein the wire is fit into the channeled groove and intersects the second aperture, wherein the wire is configured to be grabbed by a slot in the fastener as the fastener is inserted through the first and second apertures and twisted a quarter turn;
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- the first pair of flanges being opposed to the second pair of flanges such that the nut element is retained within the first and second pairs of flanges.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.