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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Michael Leslie Hand, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 13/06 (2006.01); F17C 1/08 (2006.01); B64D 1/00 (2006.01); F17C 1/16 (2006.01); B64D 37/30 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 1/08 (2013.01); B64D 1/00 (2013.01); F17C 1/16 (2013.01); F17C 13/06 (2013.01); B64D 37/30 (2013.01); B64G 1/402 (2013.01); F17C 2201/0109 (2013.01); F17C 2201/056 (2013.01); F17C 2203/012 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0311 (2013.01); F17C 2209/227 (2013.01); F17C 2209/228 (2013.01); F17C 2209/234 (2013.01); F17C 2221/033 (2013.01); F17C 2223/0161 (2013.01); F17C 2260/012 (2013.01); F17C 2270/01 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0168 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0189 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, a composite joint, and a composite tank are presented. The composite tank comprises a curved wall, a plurality of shear fittings, and a plurality of bolts. The curved wall has an opening. The plurality of shear fittings is threaded into a plurality of blind holes in the curved wall around the opening. The plurality of bolts engages the plurality of shear fittings and joins a cap to the curved wall.