US 12,372,112 B2
Barrel nut positioning frame
William Tulloch, Bristol (GB)
Assigned to AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol (GB)
Filed by AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol (GB)
Filed on Dec. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/079,356.
Claims priority of application No. 2118004 (GB), filed on Dec. 13, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0184284 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. F16B 37/04 (2006.01); F16B 39/24 (2006.01)
CPC F16B 37/047 (2013.01) [F16B 39/24 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A barrel nut assembly, comprising:
a barrel nut; and
a barrel nut positioning frame for maintaining the barrel nut in a desired position in a bore of a component, the frame comprising:
a frame body configured to receive a barrel nut therein, the frame body being adapted to fit, together with the received barrel nut, within a bore; and
a bore engagement element configured to engage with a positioning feature in the bore so as to restrict movement of the frame within the bore,
wherein the frame body comprises a pair of circumferential prongs extending at least partially around an outside circumference of the barrel nut, and
wherein the frame body comprises a spine extending longitudinally along a length of the barrel nut between the two pairs of circumferential prongs.