Universal backup mandrel with retractable sleeve and shock absorbing means
AssigneeHuck Patents, Inc.
InventorsCristinel O. Cobzaru, Alan Myers
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Abstract
A backup mandrel for attaching a grommet to a washer in an aircraft panel opening having a housing and a nose piece attached to the housing, the nose piece having an opening. A stem is attached to the housing and has a first and a second portion, such that the first portion is disposed within the housing and the second portion protrudes from housing through the nose piece opening. A sleeve is also attached to the housing and has a first and a second segment, such that the first segment is disposed within the housing and the second segment protrudes from the housing through the nose piece opening, wherein the sleeve is displaceably mounted around the stem.
Claims24
A backup mandrel for attaching a grommet to a washer in an aircraft panel opening comprising:
- a housing;
- a nose piece attached to the housing, the nose piece having an opening;
- a stem attached to the housing, having a first and a second portion, such that the first portion is disposed within the housing and the second portion protrudes from housing through the nose piece opening;
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- a sleeve attached to the housing, having a first and a second segment, such that the first segment is disposed within the housing and the second segment protrudes from the housing through the nose piece opening, wherein the sleeve is displaceably mounted around the stem.
A backup mandrel for attaching a grommet to a washer in an aircraft panel opening comprising:
- a housing;
- a nose piece attached to the housing, the nose piece having an opening;
- a stem attached to the housing, having a first and a second portion, such that the first portion is disposed within the housing and the second portion protrudes from the housing through the nose piece opening;
- a sleeve attached to the housing, having a first and a second segment such that the first segment is disposed within the housing and the second segment protrudes from the housing through the nose piece opening, wherein the sleeve is displaceably mounted around the stem and the sleeve second segment is at least partially retractable into the nose piece opening;
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- shock absorbing means for partially absorbing a force that tends to pull the stem second portion in an axial direction away from the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.