Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Self-centering sealant applicator
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Application No.: US14060140Application Date: 2013-10-22
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Publication No.: US09849637B2Publication Date: 2017-12-26
- Inventor: Carissa Ann Pajel , Robert Marshall Burgess , Benjamin Priest Hargrave
- 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: B29C45/14
- IPC: B29C45/14 ; B29C70/68 ; B05C5/02 ; B05C11/10 ; B05C17/00 ; B25J11/00 ; B29C47/00 ; F16B33/00 ; F16B37/14 ; B29L31/30 ; B29C45/03
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for applying sealant. The apparatus may comprise a shaping portion, a centering portion, and a support system. The shaping portion may have a cavity configured to receive a fastener system and receive a sealant. The centering portion may have a channel configured to position the shaping portion in a desired position around the fastener system when the fastener system is received in the cavity. The support system may be configured to maintain the desired position of the apparatus.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150108685A1 Self-Centering Sealant Applicator Public/Granted day:2015-04-23
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