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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2008
Applicant:
Giovanni Antonio Marengo, East Cowes, GB;
Inventor:
Giovanni Antonio Marengo, East Cowes, GB;
Assignee:
GKN Aerospace Services Limited, Isle of Wight, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A flange () made of composite material, a method of making the flange () and a mandrel () upon which the flange () is formed are provided. The flange () is a curved hollow member that has a substantially triangular cross-section. The method of making the flange () includes applying composite material to external surfaces of a curved mandrel (). The mandrel () is curved and comprises a solid triangular cross-section. The method also includes curing the composite material to produce a flange () that is a curved hollow member that is substantially triangular in cross-section.