公开(公告)号：US12187429B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-07

申请号：US17721074

申请日：2022-04-14

Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY

Inventor： Curtis L. Hall, Jr. ,  David Lutz

IPC: B64C7/00 ,  F16B37/04

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an insert that includes a locking mechanism that may either be formed integrally to the component or attached separately to the insert body. The top of the locking mechanism is offset from the first surface by an offset distance to enable the insert to be coupled to a recess of a component such as an aircraft component. An aperture formed in a top surface of the first portion is configured to allow additional elements to be coupled to the aircraft component. The coupling of the insert to the aircraft component is further promoted by a compression mechanism that forces the locking mechanism to couple to an overhang portion of the top layer after the force applied to the insert once it is positioned in the recess is removed, such that the top surface of the insert is co-planar with an outermost surface of the aircraft component.