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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2007
Applicant:
Steven P. Wanthal, St. Charles, MO (US);
Inventor:
Steven P. Wanthal, St. Charles, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A torque tube includes a composite body and an end fitting. The composite tube includes a body having a body interior diameter, wall thickness, an end having an edge, and a set of grooves. Each groove of the set of grooves passes through the wall thickness. Each groove of the set of grooves begins at the edge and ends in the body. The end fitting includes a sleeve configured to mate with the body interior diameter and a set of ribs configured to mate with the set of grooves.