Liang Zheng

US Patent:

20140079506, Mar 20, 2014

Filed:

Sep 14, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/618419

Inventors:

LUKE HAYLOCK - Culver City CA, US
Hasim Mulazimoglu - Buena Park CA, US
Liang Zheng - Irvine CA, US

International Classification:

F16B 13/12

US Classification:

411 801

Abstract:

A sleeve interference fastener including a conformable sleeve, wherein the conformable sleeve is comprised of at least one first material having a hardness of X, and a pin member, wherein the pin member is comprised of at least one second material having a hardness of Y, wherein X is sufficiently less than Y so that, in an installed position of an interference fit, at least a portion of the at least one first material of the conformable sleeve conforms to a contour of an inner surface of a hole of a composite structure so as to create a continuous electrical contact at an interface between the inner surface of the hole of the composite structure and the conformable sleeve.