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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2012
The Boeing Company, Seal Beach Blvd., CA (US);
Li C Chang, Mount Pleasant, SC (US);
Richard M Coleman, Renton, WA (US);
Ronald J Steckman, North Charleston, SC (US);
Andrew M Huckey, Mount Pleasant, SC (US);
Nicholas A Norman, Summerville, SC (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An edge stabilizer for a composite structure includes an elongate edge support segment, defining a geometric shape of an edge of the composite structure, and a connector, configured to attach the edge support segment to the edge of the composite structure. The edge support segment comprises first and second halves configured to attach together around the edge, each half including a shoulder, opposing mating relationship of the shoulders defining a slot for receiving the edge. The edge stabilizer can be part of a system for stabilizing an edge of a composite barrel section. The system can also include a moveable cart, the barrel section being supportable upon the cart.