Systems and methods for use in covering a portion of a fastener protruding from a surface
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsMichael Scott Cameron, Blaine Knight Rawdon
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Abstract
A cap for use in covering a portion of a fastener protruding from a surface is provided. The portion includes threads. The cap includes an interior, a base that at least partially delimits the interior, a threaded receptacle on the interior configured to threadably engage the portion of the fastener, and a seal coupled to the base to engage the surface.
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A cap for use in covering a portion of a fastener protruding from a surface, the portion including threads, the cap comprising:
- an interior;
- a base that at least partially delimits the interior;
- a threaded receptacle on the interior configured to threadably engage the portion of the fastener;
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- a seal coupled to the base to engage the surface.
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A method of covering a portion of a fastener protruding from a surface, the portion including threads, the method comprising:
- providing a cap that includes a wall, a base, an interior at least partially delimited by the wall and the base, and a threaded receptacle on the interior;
- threadably engaging the threaded receptacle with the portion of the fastener;
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- sealing the base of the cap against the surface.
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A system for use in covering a portion of a fastener protruding from a surface, the system comprising:
- a cap comprising:
- an interior;
- a base that at least partially delimits the interior;
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- at least one cam on the interior.
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