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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2020
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Saif Sultan, Bothell, WA (US);
Joshua R. Binder, Seattle, WA (US);
Sean Richard Cysewski, Snohomish, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods that include a variable length linkage for connecting together tie rods. The linkage includes first, second, and third apertures. There is a first distance between the first aperture and the second aperture and a second distance between the first aperture and the third aperture. The apparatus may include a fourth aperture having a third distance between the first aperture and the fourth aperture. The second, third, and fourth apertures may each have a non-circular cross-section. The linkage may include a base, a first finger, a second finger, and a third finger that each extend from the base. The first aperture may be in the base, the second aperture may be in the first finger, the third aperture may be in the second finger, and the fourth aperture may be in the third finger. The first aperture may be oriented vertically with the other apertures oriented horizontally.