Elastomeric gasket for fuel access door of an aircraft wing and a method for making the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9751244
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15085389

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An assembly for use on an aircraft wing having an aircraft skin and a fuel tank, the assembly comprising a metal access door for accessing the fuel tank, a metal retainer ring for engaging the wing and the access door. Fasteners removably couple the access door to the retainer ring. A lip, which may be on the wing surface, is configured to receive a perimeter of the access door when the access door is coupled to the retainer ring. A polyurethane elastomeric gel gasket having a metallic skeleton is configured to lay between the access door and a lip of the metal wing surface. Under compression, the polyurethane will deform and squeeze out the edges and flatten so as to provide metal-to-metal contact between the access door and the lip.

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THE PATENT WELL LLC3215 W LOOP 820 S FORT WORTH TX 76116

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boomer, Kent Aledo, US 48 131
Boyd, Matt Fort Worth, US 52 160
Busby, Jeff Millsap, US 56 336
Dry, Michael Fort Worth, US 26 73

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