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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2018
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Mark R. Gurvich, Middletown, CT (US);
Georgios S. Zafiris, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Rony Giovanni Ganis, Oakville, CA;
GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A composite tube may include a body having a longitudinal centerline axis and an end portion having a tapered section and an end rim. At least one of a radially outward edge and a radially inward edge of the end rim may be non-circular. The end rim may be circumferentially continuous, and the tapered section may diverge radially outward in a direction from the body to the end rim. A joint assembly may include a support wedge that at least partially engages at least one of a radially inward surface of the end portion and a radially outward surface of the end portion of the composite tube.