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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2003
Theodore M. Boyl-davis, Snohomish, WA (US);
James N. Buttrick, Jr., Seattle, WA (US);
Roger A. Gage, Marysville, WA (US);
Darrell D. Jones, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Theodore M. Boyl-Davis, Snohomish, WA (US);
James N. Buttrick, Jr., Seattle, WA (US);
Roger A. Gage, Marysville, WA (US);
Darrell D. Jones, Mill Creek, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for track members having a neutral axis rack are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus for supporting a manufacturing tool relative to a workpiece includes a track assembly adapted to be attached to the workpiece and including at least one rail, the rail having a longitudinally-extending neutral axis and a rack extending along a pitch line that at least approximately coincides with the longitudinally-extending neutral axis. In alternate embodiments, the rack includes a plurality of wedge-shaped apertures or a plurality of conically-shaped apertures.