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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2005
Clyde R. Tuohimaa, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Philip A. Swan, Winnipeg, CA;
Tim T. Hian, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Neil P. Doherty, Winnipeg, CA;
Clyde R. Tuohimaa, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Philip A. Swan, Winnipeg, CA;
Tim T. Hian, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Neil P. Doherty, Winnipeg, CA;
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A fairing panel retainer can include a retainer strip that is configured to conform to the contour of a vehicle body. The retainer strip includes alternating body attachment segments and raised panel attachment segments in a generally corrugated configuration. In addition, each of the body attachment segments includes a body fastener interface configured to accept a permanent fixed fastener to attach the fairing panel retainer to the vehicle body. Each of the panel attachment segments can include a panel fastener interface, for example, a bore through the panel attachment segment and a fastener plate slidably attached to a lower surface of the panel attachment segment. The body fastener interfaces and the panel fastener interfaces can be closely aligned along a longitudinal line or arc of the retainer strip. The fairing panel retainer can also include a transition surface to provide a smooth transition from the vehicle body surface to a fairing panel.