Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Spark containment cap
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Application No.: US16203590Application Date: 2018-11-28
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Publication No.: US11254443B2Publication Date: 2022-02-22
- Inventor: Richard Dobbin
- Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
- Applicant Address: GB Bristol
- Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
- Current Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: GB Bristol
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
- Priority: GB1719833 20171129
- Main IPC: B64D45/02
- IPC: B64D45/02 ; F16B33/00 ; F16B37/14 ; F16B19/10 ; F16B41/00

Abstract:
A spark containment cap for forming a sealed cavity around an end of a fastener protruding from a structure is disclosed having a cap body with an annular base terminating at a rim which surrounds an opening into an air cavity arranged to enclose the end of the fastener. An annular sealing volume extends around the rim arranged to receive an annular bead of a curable sealing material around the opening into the cavity to provide a seal between the cap body and the structure to seal a volume of gas within the cavity. An engaging feature is configured to engage with the end of the fastener to prevent rotation of the fastener relative to the cap when the end of the fastener is received by the cap. A fastening system, a joint, an aircraft and a method of securing a fastener and a spark containment cap to a structure are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190161206A1 SPARK CONTAINMENT CAP Public/Granted day:2019-05-30
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