Sheath for protecting a pin-tail locking bolt
AssigneeAirbus UK Limited
InventorsTerence P Allen, Reginald D Parson
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Abstract
The invention relates to a sheath 46 for protecting a fastener such as a pin-tail locking bolt 18 as it is passed through a passage 14, the sheath 46 defining a first hollow 52 at a first end for receiving part 28 of the pin-tail locking bolt 18 and a second hollow 54 at a second end suitable for collecting a substance such as a sealant 13 in the passage 14.
Claims14
A protective sheath for a pin tail locking bolt, said bolt having a shank portion and an annular grooved pin-tail portion, said sheath protecting the pintail portion from contamination during insertion into a passage, said sheath comprising a cylindrical tube having at least one end portion having an outer diameter not greater than a diameter of said shank portion of said bolt and having an internal diameter sized to be a push fit over the annular grooved pin-tail portion of said bolt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.