Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Shearing fastener for sealing a fastener hold
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Application No.: US15375888Application Date: 2016-12-12
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Publication No.: US10422367B2Publication Date: 2019-09-24
- Inventor: Curtis J. Graham
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Deerfield
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Deerfield
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
- Main IPC: F16B19/00
- IPC: F16B19/00 ; F16B31/02

Abstract:
A shearing fastener for sealing a fastener hole in a work piece includes a shank, a plug, and a fastener head. The fastener head is disposed along the upper end of the shank, while the lower end of the shank further includes a transition section that tapers inward and intersects with an upper surface of the plug at a neck. The plug has a threaded outer surface and an outer diameter greater than the shank. The plug engages the threaded bore of the fastener hole when inserted therein. The shank is configured to shear across the neck and separate the shank from the plug when the fastener head is torqued above a threshold torque. The plug is retained within the threaded bore of the fastener hole to seal the lower end of the fastener hole, forming a repaired work piece.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180163762A1 SHEARING FASTENER FOR SEALING A FASTENER HOLE Public/Granted day:2018-06-14
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