IP Library Granted Patent US 10,683,887
Granted Patent B2
US 10,683,887 · App. 16/268,788 · Granted Jun 16, 2020

Fastener locking members

Inventors: Gregory Rizza (Huntington Beach, CA); Luke Haylock (Culver City, CA); Rodrigo Pinheiro (Seal Beach, CA)
Assignee: Arconic Inc.
F16B39/282B64D45/02F16B5/01F16B19/05F16B37/00F16B4/004
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Patent No.
US 10,683,887
App. No.
16/268,788
Granted
Jun 16, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A locking member for a fastener, such as a nut or a collar, includes a shank portion and a flanged portion, a bore extending the shank portion and the flanged portion and including a first interior portion located within the shank portion and a containment cavity located within the flanged portion, and an inner wall defining the containment cavity. The containment cavity includes an inner diameter that is greater than an inner diameter of the first interior portion of the bore. The inner wall of the containment cavity includes one or a combination of flat/linear surfaces, concave surfaces, and convex surfaces.

Claims (5)

1. A swage collar, comprising a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a shank portion extending from the second end to a location intermediate the first and second ends, a flanged portion extending from the shank portion and to the first end, a bore extending from the first end to the second end and including a first interior portion located within the shank portion and a containment cavity located within the flanged portion and proximate to the first end, and an inner wall defining the containment cavity, the shank portion being adapted to be swaged, the containment cavity including an inner diameter that is greater than an inner diameter of the first interior portion of the bore, wherein the inner wall of the containment cavity includes a first concave surface located proximate to the first interior portion, a second concave surface located proximate to the first end, a cylindrical surface intermediate and joining the first and second concave surfaces, and a conical surface joining the first concave surface with the first interior portion.

2. The swage collar of claim 1 , wherein the flanged portion includes an annular outer portion extending outwardly therefrom.

3. The swage collar of claim 1 , wherein the collar is made from steel.

4. The swage collar of claim 1 , wherein the collar is made from aluminum.

5. The swage collar of claim 1 , wherein the collar is made from a material chosen from the group consisting of a titanium alloy, a nickel-based alloy, a copper-based alloy, or a stainless steel-based alloy.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 30, 2020
From: ARCONIC INC.
To: HOWMET AEROSPACE INC.
Reel/Frame 053086/0762 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2019
From: ALCOA INC.
To: ARCONIC INC.
Reel/Frame 049179/0665 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2019
From: RIZZA, GREGORY; HAYLOCK, LUKE; PINHEIRO, RODRIGO; MULAZIMOGLU, HASIM; LIEBSCHER, ANDREAS; KAMAL, MANISH
To: ALCOA INC.
Reel/Frame 048932/0085 →