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Cap with injected sealant

  • US 10,415,623 B2
  • Filed: 07/21/2014
  • Issued: 09/17/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cap for forming a sealed cavity around an end of a fastener, the cap comprising:

  • a. a cap body with an annular base terminating at a rim which surrounds an opening into a central cavity;

    b. an annular skirt providing an annular pocket between the skirt and the base, the annular skirt terminating at a rim which surrounds an annular opening into the annular pocket, wherein at least part of the skirt is integrally formed with the annular base; and

    c. an inlet hole in the skirt, wherein the inlet hole is in fluid communication with the annular pocket and arranged to interconnect with a sealing material injection device to provide a flow of sealing material through the skirt via the inlet hole into the annular pocket.

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