Fastener and method for fastening to associated structural assembly
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsBrent F. Craig, Patrick K. Dillon, Matthew K. Roberts
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InventorsBrent F. Craig, Patrick K. Dillon, Matthew K. Roberts
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A fastener for fastening a drill jig to overlapping work pieces and clamping the overlapping work pieces for facilitating accurate drilling of the overlapping work pieces including a fastener body and a damper assembly operatively connected to the fastener body. The damper assembly is configured to enable application of a first load to the drill jig, and the fastener body is configured to enable application of a second load to the overlapping work pieces when the fastener fastens the drill jig to the overlapping work pieces. The first load is less than the second load. The first load is sufficient to hold the drill jig to the overlapping work pieces during drilling but without causing significant deformation of the drill jig. The second load is sufficient to reduce the formation of burrs during drilling of a hole through the overlapping working pieces.
A fastener for fastening a drill jig to overlapping work pieces and clamping the overlapping work pieces for facilitating accurate drilling of the overlapping work pieces, said fastener comprising:
A structural assembly comprising:
A method for fastening a drill jig to said overlapping work pieces and clamping said overlapping work pieces together for facilitating accurate drilling of said overlapping work pieces comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.