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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1997
Philip R Griggs, Cincinnati, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A method for repairing a discrete damaged part of a strip bonded to an article surface includes applying a first removable masking member along and adjacent the damaged part of the strip and separated from the strip by a gap of at least 0.005', and applying a second removable masking member to the outer surface of the strip. A repair adhesive, which can be cured at a curing temperature less than a higher temperature which can result in damage to properties of the article or a surface coating, is applied at and beneath an edge of the damaged part of the strip. Then the repair adhesive is cured at the curing temperature. Apparatus for bonding a strip to an end portion of the article includes a body having a channel there through defined, in part, by spaced apart support surfaces for article surfaces and positioned relative one to the other at a relative spatial position substantially coinciding with the relative spatial position of the article surfaces. The support surfaces include surface profiles substantially reproducing surface profiles of the article surfaces.