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Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019

Filed:

Jan. 08, 2016
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventor:

Christopher W. Fay, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B64C 1/40 (2006.01); F16B 2/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 2/22 (2013.01); B64C 1/06 (2013.01); B64C 1/403 (2013.01); Y10T 24/155 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49863 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49947 (2015.01);
Abstract

A mounting clip may be provided that is configured to be secured to a stiffener and provide attachment of external components to the stiffener. In one example, the mounting clip includes a frame with a base and legs. Opposing engagement members extend from the legs. The opposing engagement members each include a pair of deformable flexures and a pad, which engages a surface of the stiffener. The stiffener may be inserted into a channel defined by engagement members and translated upwards, thus, translating the pads upward and inward. Subsequently, the pads and deformable flexures provide a compressive clamping stress on the stiffener and therefore permanently secure the mounting clip to the stiffener.


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