PROTECTIVE CAP AND NUT GAUGE FOR AN AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK FASTENER SYSTEM
PROTECTIVE CAP AND NUT GAUGE FOR AN AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK FASTENER SYSTEM
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Disclosed is an electrically non-conductive (e.g., dielectric) protective cap to enclose the threaded shank of a metallic bolt that connects a fuel tank to the wing of an aircraft. The protective cap has a threaded bolt retaining cavity within which to receive the threaded shank of the fastener after the threaded shank has been pushed through a bolt hole formed in a side of the fuel tank. The protective cap is rotated into mating engagement with the threaded shank of the fastener inside the fuel tank so as to completely surround and protect the shank against a lightning strike during flight. By counting the number of rotations of the protective cap into its mating engagement with the threaded shank of the fastener, an indication is provided of the number of threads of the threaded shank that are located inside the fuel tank.
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PROTECTIVE CAP AND NUT GAUGE FOR AN AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK FASTENER SYSTEM
2018-11-29
Patent
Electronic Resource
English