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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
William Tulloch, Bristol, GB;
Pat Broomfield, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/32 (2006.01); B64C 3/18 (2006.01); B64D 27/40 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/32 (2013.01); B64C 3/185 (2013.01); B64D 27/40 (2024.01); B64D 27/402 (2024.01);
Abstract
A fitting for connecting a first aircraft structure to a second aircraft structure is disclosed including a first substantially planar surface, a second substantially planar surface, a body, and a cavity in the body configured to retain a captive nut. The body connects the first surface to the second surface such that the first surface is at an angle of less than or equal to 90° to the second surface. The cavity is configured such that a captive nut retained therein is adjacent the first surface and the second surface.