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Plug assembly

US8511970B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

17References

25Claims

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Assignee

Rolls-Royce Corporation · US

Inventors

Anthony Tommasone · Indianapolis, US
Nathan Ottow · Indianapolis, US
Vance A. Mahan · Martinsville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 30, 2009
Grant date	Aug 20, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 10, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF05D2260/80
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A plug assembly is disclosed herein for a borescope inspection path defined through apertures in spaced walls. The plug assembly includes a first plug operable to at least partially close a first aperture in an inner wall. The plug assembly also includes a second plug operable to at least partially close a second aperture in an outer wall. The plug assembly also includes a member extending along an axis and connecting the first and second plugs together in spaced relation to one another along the axis. The member is operable to elastically buckle.

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