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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2024
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Brent A. Beach, St. Louis, MO (US);
Chester James Hill, IV, Grafton, IL (US);
Jesse Daniel Tihen, St. Charles, MO (US);
Gregg Joseph Zeisler, Jr., St Charles, MO (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and methods to assemble structures are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a plate with a datum feature and a bracket coupled to the plate. The bracket includes an indexing feature, the indexing feature positioned and oriented relative to the datum feature, the indexing feature to receive and orient a coupling member of an assembly, and a first coupling feature disposed on the indexing feature, the first coupling feature to align with a second coupling feature disposed on the coupling member of the assembly when the indexing feature receives the coupling member.