Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for fuel tank spark containment
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Application No.: US15396812Application Date: 2017-01-02
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Publication No.: US10393161B2Publication Date: 2019-08-27
- Inventor: Richard B. Tanner , James Frederick Ackermann
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Yee & Associates, P.C.
- Main IPC: F16B5/02
- IPC: F16B5/02 ; F16B43/00 ; B23P19/02 ; B64D45/02 ; F16B4/00 ; B64D37/00 ; F16B33/00

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for forming a seal over a hole in a structure. The apparatus comprises a washer, a sleeve, and a fastener. The washer has a first channel. The sleeve has a second channel and an expandable section. The sleeve is positioned inside the first channel in the washer. The fastener has an elongate portion positioned inside the second channel of the sleeve to cause at least a portion of the expandable section of the sleeve to form a first interference fit with the washer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170211602A1 METHOD FOR FUEL TANK SPARK CONTAINMENT Public/Granted day:2017-07-27
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