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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2022
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Gregory M. Waugh, Roseburg, OR (US);
Ronald Lawrence Clements, Kent, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 19/10 (2006.01); F02M 21/02 (2006.01); F16L 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 19/10 (2013.01); F02M 21/0218 (2013.01); F16L 39/005 (2013.01); Y10T 137/5762 (2015.04);
Abstract
An apparatus comprising an inner ferrule and an outer ferrule. The inner ferrule comprises a plurality of engagement sections that define a plurality of gaps between the plurality of engagement sections. The outer ferrule is disposed around at least a portion of the inner ferrule. The outer ferrule comprises an engagement area mechanically joined to the plurality of engagement sections to join the inner ferrule to the outer ferrule.