In response to a quote from another forum section on Adjusting Fastener Receptacles, suggesting which company does or does not feature them in their kits...
....To shed some light on this subject, I designed and originally patented the adjusting 1/4-Turn fastener receptacle and licensed it to Milspec when I was a majority owner. The original design was for my Dad's RV4 project at the time and it became a great test bed. For the record, the patent expired, actually two of them expired. Skybolt has always included the latest version of the adjusting receptacle in every Vans kit we have ever sold, always made in the USA. Camloc does not have an adjusting receptacle and LISI (Mondanock) does not have an adjusting receptacle (for the 4000 series Camloc). Like the adjusting receptacle concept combined with Skybolt's years of hands on experience (real hands on....not page copied out of a book or a catch phrase), we introduced the Diamondhead fasteners (non-galling NASM5591 rated), the interlocking flange, and the non-float grommet unique to Skybolt kits. These designs have made the cowling installation build less of a nightmare and more of a production quality process, while focusing on a grand champion level of perfection....that is functional.
Skybolt has not stopped there. A unique design I recently completed for one of our nation's primary UAV program as a retrofit, will soon come back to the Skybolt Vans RV market. Like the adjusting receptacle, it will be a game changer and mark a new frontier in fastening. Look for this in later 2016. I intend to make the Vans version a simple retrofit, so don't worry about being the last customer for the old style fastener. If you are using a Skybolt kit, we will discount or trade out the conversion for all kits sold in the past 12-months of the release.
I owe a lot to the Vans RV builders and community for my foundation of innovations. If I can get it to work on an RV4, 6,7 8, 10 or an RV14 it can also work on military planes and what works on military planes, I can also get it priced right to work on Vans RV planes.
For the record,
Ned Bowers - Skybolt Founder and Lead Innovator
....To shed some light on this subject, I designed and originally patented the adjusting 1/4-Turn fastener receptacle and licensed it to Milspec when I was a majority owner. The original design was for my Dad's RV4 project at the time and it became a great test bed. For the record, the patent expired, actually two of them expired. Skybolt has always included the latest version of the adjusting receptacle in every Vans kit we have ever sold, always made in the USA. Camloc does not have an adjusting receptacle and LISI (Mondanock) does not have an adjusting receptacle (for the 4000 series Camloc). Like the adjusting receptacle concept combined with Skybolt's years of hands on experience (real hands on....not page copied out of a book or a catch phrase), we introduced the Diamondhead fasteners (non-galling NASM5591 rated), the interlocking flange, and the non-float grommet unique to Skybolt kits. These designs have made the cowling installation build less of a nightmare and more of a production quality process, while focusing on a grand champion level of perfection....that is functional.
Skybolt has not stopped there. A unique design I recently completed for one of our nation's primary UAV program as a retrofit, will soon come back to the Skybolt Vans RV market. Like the adjusting receptacle, it will be a game changer and mark a new frontier in fastening. Look for this in later 2016. I intend to make the Vans version a simple retrofit, so don't worry about being the last customer for the old style fastener. If you are using a Skybolt kit, we will discount or trade out the conversion for all kits sold in the past 12-months of the release.
I owe a lot to the Vans RV builders and community for my foundation of innovations. If I can get it to work on an RV4, 6,7 8, 10 or an RV14 it can also work on military planes and what works on military planes, I can also get it priced right to work on Vans RV planes.
For the record,
Ned Bowers - Skybolt Founder and Lead Innovator