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| 20090129889 | INTEGRATED NUTPLATE AND CLIP FOR A FLOATING FASTENER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY - An inexpensive and reliable floating fastener is provided by manufacturing an integrated nutplate into the backside of the interior structural member. A retention clip engages the nutplate to capture the nut while allowing the nut to float. The integrated nutplate roughly aligns the floating nut to the axial through-hole in the structural member and provides the torque resistance required to drive the screw into the nut. The retention clip holds the nut in place and provides the axial resistance required for the lead chamfer of the screw to engage the nut and resist the axial loading on the screw during installation. The nutplate is designed to facilitate cost-effective manufacturing. The per hole cost of the integrated floating-fastener is approximately 30% of the cost of the industry standard riveted floating fastener. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090173193 | Torque tool aid for achieving higher bolt torques - A device for securing a torque bit to a fastener in an object. The novel device includes a structure adapted to apply a force on the torque bit and a mechanism for clamping the structure to the object such that the structure forces the bit to remain engaged with a drive feature of the fastener. In an illustrative embodiment, the structure is bolted to the object, capturing the bit between the structure and the object. Spacers disposed between the structure and the object control the magnitude of the force applied on the bit such that the bit can rotate during torquing. In an alternative embodiment, the structure surrounds the object and is tightened to clamp the structure to the object. An insert disposed between the structure and the bit controls the magnitude of the force applied on the bit in this embodiment. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20110079162 | WARHEAD BOOSTER EXPLOSIVE LENS - A cost-effective solution is proposed to improve explosive transfer between booster and warhead that is compatible with the existing base of general purpose warheads and flexible to work with new warhead configurations. A booster lens is placed in the fuze well that concentrates the pressure wave to penetrate the fuze well with a peak pressure that exceeds the detonation threshold and detonate the warhead explosive. The booster lens can be configured to control the direction of the concentrated lobe to penetrate the fuze well where the barriers are low. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110094405 | WARHEAD BOOSTER EXPLOSIVE LENS - A cost-effective solution is proposed to improve explosive transfer between booster and warhead that is compatible with the existing base of general purpose warheads and flexible to work with new warhead configurations. A booster lens is placed in the fuze well that concentrates the pressure wave to penetrate the fuze well with a peak pressure that exceeds the detonation threshold and detonate the warhead explosive. The booster lens can be configured to control the direction of the concentrated lobe to penetrate the fuze well where the barriers are low. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110103918 | Integrated nutplate and clip for a floating fastener and method of manufacture and assembly - An inexpensive and reliable floating fastener is provided by manufacturing an integrated nutplate into the backside of the interior structural member. A retention clip engages the nutplate to capture the nut while allowing the nut to float. The integrated nutplate roughly aligns the floating nut to the axial through-hole in the structural member and provides the torque resistance required to drive the screw into the nut. The retention clip holds the nut in place and provides the axial resistance required for the lead chamfer of the screw to engage the nut and resist the axial loading on the screw during installation. The nutplate is designed to facilitate cost-effective manufacturing. The per hole cost of the integrated floating-fastener is approximately 30% of the cost of the industry standard riveted floating fastener. | 05-05-2011 |
