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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Chad D. Schmitz, Arlington, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 21/16 (2006.01); E04F 21/02 (2006.01); E04F 21/06 (2006.01); B05D 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 21/162 (2013.01); B05D 1/28 (2013.01); E04F 21/023 (2013.01); E04F 21/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for applying a layer of curable material to a surface including the steps of: applying the curable material to the surface; positioning a trowel relative to the surface so that a plurality of first radial teeth of the trowel, extending from a working edge of the trowel, is in contact with the surface; and with the plurality of first radial teeth in contact with the surface, moving the trowel across the surface to spread the curable material across the surface at a constant thickness.