Patent ID: 9427770
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: B05B,B05C,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A dual washer pull plug for masking a mechanical part, the mechanical part having a first side, a second side, and an aperture that extends from the first side to the second side, the dual washer pull plug comprising: a plug body having a first end and a second end and a longitudinal axis that extends through the first and second ends of the plug body; a first centering component between the first end of the plug body and the second end of the plug body, the first centering component having a first end, a second end, and a length measured along the longitudinal axis from the first end of the first centering component to the second end of the first centering component; a second centering component between the first centering component and the second end of the plug body, the second centering component having a first end, a second end, and a length measured along the longitudinal axis from the first end of the second centering component to the second end of the second centering component; a first masking flange at the first end of the first centering component, the first centering component configured to center the first masking flange relative to the aperture of the mechanical part on the first side of the mechanical part; and a second masking flange at the first end of the second centering component, the second centering component configured to center the second masking flange relative to the aperture of the mechanical part on the second side of the mechanical part, wherein the first and the second centering components are between the first and the second masking flanges along the longitudinal axis, and wherein the plug body has an outer dimension measured normal to the longitudinal axis between the first and second centering components that is less than an outer dimension of the first centering component measured normal to the longitudinal axis and less than an outer dimension of the second centering component measured normal to the longitudinal axis, wherein the length of the second centering component is greater than the length of the first centering component to effectively engage the aperture.