Fluid applicator tool and method of applying fluid to a tubular member
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsPeter K. Hwang, Charles Leroy Fisher, Kyle Anthony Miller
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Abstract
A fluid applicator tool that includes an applicator portion including a pair of arcuate clamping members that each include an inner radial portion and an outer radial portion, an absorbent media extending along the inner radial portion of each arcuate clamping member, and a hinge coupled between the pair of arcuate clamping members. The hinge is operable for rotating the pair of arcuate clamping members relative to each other for positioning between an open position and a closed position. The pair of arcuate clamping members are oriented such that a through hole is defined therebetween when in the closed position.
Claims20
A fluid applicator tool comprising:
- an applicator portion comprising:
- a pair of arcuate clamping members that each comprise an inner radial portion and an outer radial portion;
- an absorbent media extending along said inner radial portion of each arcuate clamping member;
- and
- a hinge coupled between said pair of arcuate clamping members, said hinge operable for rotating said pair of arcuate clamping members relative to each other for positioning between an open position and a closed position, wherein said pair of arcuate clamping members are oriented such that a through hole is defined therebetween when in the closed position.
A method of applying fluid to a tubular member, said method comprising:
- enclosing an exterior surface of the tubular member with a pair of arcuate clamping members that each include an inner radial portion and an outer radial portion, wherein an absorbent media extends along the inner radial portion of each arcuate clamping member;
- saturating the absorbent media with the fluid;
- and
- rotating the pair of arcuate clamping members relative to the tubular member for transferring the fluid onto the exterior surface in a circumferential orientation.
A method of assembling a fluid applicator tool, said method comprising:
- coupling a hinge between a pair of arcuate clamping members that each include an inner radial portion and an outer radial portion, the hinge operable for rotating the pair of arcuate clamping members relative to each other for positioning between an open position and a closed position;
- orienting the pair of arcuate clamping members such that a through hole is defined therebetween when in the closed position;
- and
- extending an absorbent media along the inner radial portion of each arcuate clamping member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.