- Patent Title: Fastener and method for fastening to associated structural assembly
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Application No.: US15214139Application Date: 2016-07-19
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Publication No.: US09895750B2Publication Date: 2018-02-20
- Inventor: Brent F. Craig , Patrick K. Dillon , Matthew K. Roberts
- 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: Walters & Wasylyna LLC
- Main IPC: B23B49/00
- IPC: B23B49/00 ; B23B49/02 ; B23B47/28

Abstract:
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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180021860A1 Fastener and Method for Fastening to Associated Structural Assembly Public/Granted day:2018-01-25
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