US 12,172,269 B2
Fastener collar retainer
Hannah G. Gillespie, Seattle, WA (US); Daniel M. De Oliveira, Renton, WA (US); Andrei V. Arevalo, Marysville, WA (US); Charles M. Richards, Kent, WA (US); James E. Wilder, Maple Valley, WA (US); and James J. Troy, Issaquah, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Jul. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/866,032.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/227,826, filed on Jul. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0030042 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B25B 23/10 (2006.01); B25B 13/48 (2006.01)
CPC B25B 23/10 (2013.01) [B25B 13/481 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for retaining a fastener, comprising:
a base, comprising:
a first aperture comprising a central axis; and
a sidewall extending outward from the base and surrounding the central axis, wherein the sidewall is configured to hold on to a socket;
an arm extending outward from the base, comprising:
a biasing mechanism connecting a first end of the arm to the base, wherein the biasing mechanism is configured to relieve stress between the base and the arm when the arm is actuated; and
a lip disposed at a second end of the arm, wherein the second end is at an opposite end of the arm than the first end, and wherein the lip is configured to retain the fastener or a wrenching element of the fastener; and
a finger flange configured to actuate the arm, wherein the finger flange is attached to the arm.