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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2017
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Bejan Banihashemi, Seattle, WA (US);
Alex de Marne, Mountlake Terrace, WA (US);
Russell Keck, Seattle, WA (US);
Roland Mair, Kenmore, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A structural assembly includes a first member and a second member. The first member has at least one fastener receptacle and at least one shear pocket formed in the member side. The Shear pocket has a pocket cross-section. The second member has at least one shear boss protruding outwardly from the second member, the shear boss has a boss cross-section shaped complementary to the pocket cross-section. The shear boss is configured to be received with the shear pocket and transfer only shear load between the first member and the second member. The structural assembly includes a tension fastener configured to engage the fastener receptacle and couple the first member to the second member and transfer only tension load therebetween at least during an initial transfer of the shear load between the first member and the second member by the shear boss.