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US 2020/0400185 A1Published application
Bolts and bolt capture systems
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsRyan Shook, Cyle Teal
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Abstract
A bolt configured for preventing loss of the bolt during removal can include a bolt head, a bolt shaft extending from the bolt head in an axial direction, the bolt shaft including threads, and a bolt capture channel defined through the bolt head and the bolt shaft in the axial direction. The bolt capture channel can include a head opening and shaft opening.
Claims19
A bolt configured for preventing loss of the bolt during removal, comprising:
- a bolt head;
- a bolt shaft extending from the bolt head in an axial direction, the bolt shaft including threads;
- and
- a bolt capture channel defined through the bolt head and the bolt shaft in the axial direction, the bolt capture channel including a head opening and shaft opening.
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A method, comprising:
- fabricating a bolt to include:
- a bolt head;
- a bolt shaft extending from the bolt head in an axial direction, the bolt shaft including threads;
- and
- a bolt capture channel defined through the bolt head and the bolt shaft in the axial direction, the bolt capture channel including a head opening and shaft opening.
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A system, comprising:
- a structure having a bolt hole;
- a bolt configured to be disposed in the bolt hole having:
- a bolt head;
- a bolt shaft extending from the bolt head in an axial direction, the bolt shaft including threads;
- and
- a bolt capture channel defined through the bolt head and the bolt shaft in the axial direction, the bolt capture channel including a head opening and shaft opening;
- and
- a cable disposed through the bolt capture channel, wherein a bolt shaft end of the cable includes a stop member configured to contact the bolt shaft to prevent the cable from being pulled out of the bolt capture channel, wherein the bolt head end of the cable is attached to the structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.