The Boeing Company

Richard M Outzen

Doan Dinh Pham

Christopher Gary Harris

Mark William Tollan

John C Lockleer

Mark W Tollan

A stabilizing mechanism for resisting relative movement of upper and lower laminates of a composite structure having a core comprises a lower grip strip and at least one upper grip strip. The lower grip strip may be mounted to a tool upon which the composite structure may be processed. The lower grip strip may include an outer surface having at least one engagement feature for engaging at least one of the upper and lower laminates which make up the composite structure. The upper grip strip may have opposing outer surfaces which may include at least one engagement feature for engaging the lower strip and at least one of the upper and lower laminates.

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Snohomish, WA, United States of America

Richard M Outzen