Patent ID: 9188226
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: F16B,F16J

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a seal cap configured to be adhered to and sealed to a fastener element; and a plurality of projections attached to and extending radially outward from an outer surface of the seal cap in which the plurality of projections is configured to fair excess material around the seal cap when the plurality of projections is moved along an interface formed between the seal cap and an object in which the fastener element has been installed, wherein each of the plurality of projections comprises a surface configured to contact the excess material as the plurality of projections is moved along the interface between the seal cap and the object, wherein the surface has a curved shape defining a channel between each of the plurality of projections and the outer surface of the seal cap, wherein the curved shape is configured to ensure that the excess material is faired to have a desired thickness.