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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
George Nicholas Bullen, Oxnard, CA (US);
Stephen A Brazil, Palmdale, CA (US);
Douglas D Decker, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Ian MacAllister, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156294 ; 156 71 ; 156 92 ;
Abstract
The present invention is embodied in a duct assembly system for the shaping and support of skins against a bulkhead, including an articulating skin expanding member conforming, in an extended position, to a cross section of the bulkhead, and a support means attached to the expanding member for insertion of the expanding member into the skins and alignment of the expanding member adjacent to the bulkhead.