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Fastener Assembly

  • US 20080292427A1
  • Filed: 12/14/2006
  • Published: 11/27/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A slave bolt assembly for use in the manufacture of aircraft components including:

  • a bolt having first and second ends and comprisinga bolt head at the first end,a first shank portion, adjacent to the bolt head, having a smooth circumferential surface of a first diameter arranged to engage the walls of holes in the components and thereby align the components, anda second shank portion, positioned between the first shank portion and the second end and coaxial with the first shank portion, of a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, at least a part of the second shank portion being externally screw threaded; and

    a nut having first and second ends and comprisinga first bore extending from the first end of the nut and of a diameter greater than the first diameter for fitting over part of the first shank portion of the bolt, anda screw threaded bore, in the region of the second end, for screw threaded engagement with the screw threaded second shank portion, the screw threaded bore being coaxial with and leading into the first borewherein engagement of the second shank portion and the screw threaded bore is arranged to allow components to be clamped together by the first end of the nut and the bolt head.

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