US 12,269,609 B2
Spark containment cap
Richard Dobbin, Bristol (GB); and Matthew Cross, Bristol (GB)
Assigned to Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol (GB)
Filed by Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol (GB)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/851,231.
Claims priority of application No. 2109374 (GB), filed on Jun. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0002073 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B64D 45/02 (2006.01); F16B 33/00 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 45/02 (2013.01) [F16B 33/004 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spark containment cap comprising:
an enclosed body for enclosing an end of a fastener protruding from a structure;
the enclosed body having a base and a cover portion, the cover portion extending from the base;
the base providing an adhering surface for adhering the spark containment cap to the structure; and
the base and the cover portion together defining a cavity enclosed by the base and the cover portion within the enclosed body prior to the fastener being installed, inside which cavity the end of the fastener can be enclosed.