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Method for installing a seal cap

  • US 9,512,870 B2
  • Filed: 11/13/2015
  • Issued: 12/06/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for installing a seal cap, the method comprising:

  • adhering the seal cap to a fastener element using a material;

    squeezing out a portion of the material as excess material in response to adhering the seal cap to the fastener element;

    moving a number of projections associated with the seal cap along an interface formed between the seal cap and an object in which the fastener element has been installed; and

    fairing the excess material using the number of projections as the number of projections is moved along the interface between the seal cap and the object.

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