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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Brett D. Whitmer, Kenmore, WA (US);
Kristopher Talcott, Seattle, WA (US);
Tyler W. Downey, Bellevue, WA (US);
Dan D. Day, Seattle, WA (US);
Jean R. Paillant, Seattle, WA (US);
Thanh Quach, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Ian E. Schroeder, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason H. Inouye, Bellevue, WA (US);
William H. Graham, Moncks Corner, SC (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Examples include an apparatus configured for attaching a rib of an aircraft wing to a panel of the aircraft wing, the apparatus including: an insert that is configured to be attached, via an interference fit, to a hole in the rib; a shear tie including a socket at a first end of the shear tie, where the shear tie is configured to be attached to the panel at a second end of the shear tie; a ball stud including a shaft and a ball that is opposite the shaft, where the shaft is configured to be attached to the insert and the ball is configured to be positioned within the socket; and a fastener that is configured to secure the ball within the socket, thereby attaching the ball stud to the shear tie.