Fastening system and method
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorTravis Taylor Marshall
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Abstract
A fastening system is configured to be securely fastened from one side of at least one component. The fastening system includes a fastener including a shaft having a distal end extending from a head. A first channel is formed through the fastener between the head and the distal end. A nut is configured to be connected to the fastener. The nut includes a second channel that is coaxially aligned with the first channel.
Claims20
A fastening system that is configured to be securely fastened from one side of at least one component, the fastening system comprising:
- a fastener including a shaft having a distal end extending from a head, wherein a first channel is formed through the fastener between the head and the distal end;
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- a nut that is configured to be connected to the fastener, wherein the nut includes a second channel that is coaxially aligned with the first channel.
A fastening method that is configured to be performed from one side of at least one component, the fastening method comprising:
- positioning a distal end of a fastener with respect to a first side of the at least one component;
- aligning the distal end of the fastener with an opening of the at least one component;
- urging the distal end of the fastener into and through the opening of the at least one component from the first side;
- connecting a nut to the distal end of the fastener at a second side of the at least one component that is opposite from the first side;
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- urging a portion of a first securing device from the first side of the at least one component into a first channel formed through the fastener and a second channel formed through the nut, wherein the urging comprises rotationally constraining one of the fastener or the nut by the portion of the first securing device.
A fastening system that is configured to be securely fastened from one side of at least one component, the fastening system comprising:
- a fastener including a shaft having a distal end and external threads extending from a head, wherein a device-passage channel is formed through the fastener between the head and the distal end;
- a nut including internal threads and a device-conforming channel, wherein the device-passage channel is coaxially aligned with the device-conforming channel, and wherein the internal threads of the nut engage the external threads of the fastener;
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- a first securing device having a portion that extends into the device-passage channel and the device-conforming channel, wherein the device-passage channel allows the portion of the first securing device to radially move therein, wherein the device-conforming channel has a size and shape that conforms to an outer surface of the portion of the first securing device, and wherein the outer surface of the first securing device is configured to internally engage the nut through the device-conforming channel and rotate the nut relative to the fastener to threadably secure the nut to the fastener.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.