Systems and methods for use in covering a portion of a fastener protruding from a surface
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsBlaine Knight Rawdon, Michael Scott Cameron
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Abstract
A system for use in covering a portion of a fastener protruding from a surface is provided. The system includes a cap that includes an interior, a base that at least partially delimits the interior, and pawls on the interior. The system may also include a tooth configured to be associated with the fastener and configured to positively engage the pawls.
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A system for use in covering a portion of a fastener protruding from a surface, the system comprising:
- a cap that comprises:
- an interior;
- a base that at least partially delimits the interior;
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- pawls on the interior.
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A method comprising:
- providing a fastener that includes a tooth, wherein a portion of the fastener protrudes from a surface;
- providing a cap that includes a wall, a base, an interior at least partially delimited by the wall and the base, and pawls on the interior;
- covering the portion of the fastener with the cap;
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- positively engaging the pawls with the tooth.
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A system for use in covering a portion of a fastener selected from fasteners protruding from surfaces in a plurality of orientations, the system comprising:
- collections of caps, each collection associated with one of the plurality of orientations, wherein the caps in each collection differ from the caps in other collections in at least one feature.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.