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System, device and method to facilitate tying a knot

US11970297B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

Tyler Emerson Berkey · Ladson, US
Daniel S. Thomas · Summerville, US
Matthew Lee Scott · Charleston, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2018
Grant date	Apr 30, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 24, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16L3/233
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system, device and method to facilitate tying a knot are provided. In the context of a device, the device includes a fixture defining an internal passage therethrough. The fixture defines a circumferential groove opening through an interior surface of the fixture and into the internal passage. The groove includes first and second groove portions that cross one another. Opposite ends of the groove are coincident and open through an exterior surface of the fixture. With relation to a system, the system includes a fixture and a lead member supply mechanism configured to alternately feed a lead member through the groove and to withdraw the lead member from the groove once the tie member is connected thereto.

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