Bushing assemblies, bushing assembly kits, apparatuses including bushing assemblies, and associated methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9016992-B2
Application number	US-201213676443-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 14, 2012
Priority date	Nov 14, 2012
Publication date	Apr 28, 2015
Grant date	Apr 28, 2015

Abstract

Bushing assemblies include a first tubular end portion, a second tubular end portion, and a middle tubular portion. The middle tubular portion has a longitudinal compressive strength that is less than that of the end portions. In some embodiments, the middle tubular portion is constructed of braided sleeving. Also disclosed are bushing assembly kits, apparatuses that include bushing assemblies, such as aircraft, and associated methods of utilizing bushing assemblies.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A bushing assembly, comprising:
a first tubular end portion having a first longitudinal compressive strength;
a second tubular end portion having a second longitudinal compressive strength; and
a middle tubular portion positioned between and engaged with the first tubular end portion and the second tubular end portion, wherein the middle tubular portion has a third longitudinal compressive strength that is less than the first longitudinal compressi…

Assignees

• Boeing Co

Inventors

• Alvarado Jr Santiago

Classifications

• H01B5/06 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• F16B4/004 Primary

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• Y10T137/8376

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• Y10T29/49947

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• F16B2001/0064

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic