Thermally compensating insert fastener

A fastener assembly for connecting two sections of a missile comprising:

• (a) a plurality of bushings, each bushing having a first end and a second end and an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface having a first portion with a first diameter and a second portion with a second different diameter and the outer surface having a slot therein, each bushing further having a pair of tangs extending from the first end;
• (b) a plurality of nuts, each nut having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface having threads and the outer surface dimensioned to mount within the second portion of the inner surface of a corresponding bushing, each nut further including a pair of lugs disposed on the outer surface to engage the pair of tangs of the corresponding bushing when the nut is disposed within the bushing;
• (c) a cylindrical support structure with a plurality of bores, each bore provided partially therein and having a wall surface with a slot and dimensioned to accommodate a corresponding nut and bushing;
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• (d) a plurality of pins, each pin disposed juxtapositional the slot of the wall surface of a corresponding bore of the cylindrical support structure and juxtapositional the slot of the outer surface of a corresponding bushing.

A fastener assembly comprising:

• (a) a cylindrical support structure with a plurality of bores, each bore having a wall surface with a slot;
• (b) a plurality of bushings, each bushing disposed within a corresponding bore of the cylindrical support structure, each bushing having an end and an outer surface with a slot therein, each bushing further having a bore with a first portion having a first diameter and a second portion having a second different diameter, each bushing still further having a pair of tangs extending from the end;
• (c) a plurality of nuts, each nut partially disposed within the second portion of the bore of a corresponding bushing, each nut having an outer surface with a pair of lugs disposed on the outer surface to engage the pair of tangs of the corresponding bushing;
• (d) a plurality of pins, each pin disposed juxtapositional the slot of the wall surface of a corresponding bore of the cylindrical support structure and juxtapositional the slot of a corresponding bushing;
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• (e) wherein the cylindrical support structure further comprises a first seal gland disposed forward of the plurality of bores of the cylindrical support structure and a second seal gland disposed aft of the plurality of bores of the cylindrical support structure and the fastener assembly further comprises a first and a second O-ring, the first O-ring disposed adjacent the first seal gland and the second O-ring disposed adjacent the second seal gland.