Patent ID: 9343824
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: B64D,F16B,H01R

Claim Text:
1. A conductive sleeved fastener assembly, comprising: an electrically-conductive fastener having a fastener head and a fastener shank extending from said fastener head, the fastener shank further comprising an attachment portion located at a distal end of the fastener shank; an electrically-conductive fastener sleeve configured to receive said fastener shank of said fastener, the fastener sleeve having a fastener sleeve flare at a top end of said fastener sleeve; a nut configured to attach to the attachment portion of the fastener shank, the nut having a counterbore formed therein, the counterbore having: a fay seal, configured to be arranged on a facing surface of at least one of two structures to be fastened together and having aligned holes therein, wherein the fay seal is omitted from an area surrounding the holes.