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US 2020/0049188 A1Published application
Method of 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 method of covering a portion of a fastener, protruding from a surface, that comprises providing a cap comprising a wall, a base, an interior, at least partially delimited by the wall and the base, and pawls, located in the interior of the cap. The method further comprises coupling a tooth to the fastener, covering the portion of the fastener with the cap, and positively engaging the pawls with the tooth, such that the pawls are loaded in tension against the tooth.
Claims20
A method of covering a portion of a fastener protruding from a surface, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a cap that comprises a wall, a base, an interior at least partially delimited by the wall and the base, and pawls located in the interior of the cap
- coupling a tooth to the fastener;
- covering the portion of the fastener with the cap;
- and
- positively engaging the pawls with the tooth such that the pawls are loaded in tension against the tooth.
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