The Boeing Company

Miguel Guzzi

Mathew J Shewfelt

Steve Mardero

Wayne Miller

Gary Tarapacki

Dave McDougall

Don Girard

Craig S W Humeny

An apparatus for cleaning a portion of a tubular member comprises a platform; a motor operatively connected to a shaft; a first sliding base driven by the shaft to revolve generally parallel to the platform; a first pinch thumb, including an outer surface, mounted onto the first sliding base to revolve with the first sliding base; a first pinch finger, including an outer surface, mounted onto the first sliding base; and an adjustable clamp arm adapted to secure a tubular member above the platform and adjacent the first sliding base; wherein, after the adjustable clamp arm secures the tubular member above the platform, the first sliding base revolves to urge the first pinch thumb to move radially outward to contact an inner diameter of the tubular member and the first pinch finger moves radially inward to contact an outer diameter of the tubular member.

Tube and duct edge cleaner

A structure and an associated method are provided for housing a workpiece during curing such that the cure process may be accelerated without requiring the use of a relatively expensive cure room. The structure includes a cure room, typically formed by a tent, that defines a cure chamber in which the workpiece is disposed. The tent is generally at least partially retractable to permit introduction and removal of the workpiece. The tent typically includes a frame and a covering supported by the frame. The covering may be formed of a relatively flexible cloth and preferably has an inner surface formed of a thermally insulating, heat reflecting, fire resistant material. The structure is preferably portable and, as such, may include means, such as a plurality of wheels, for moving the cure room, typically defined by the tent, between the first and second locations.

Structure for housing a workpiece during curing and associated method

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Miguel Guzzi