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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2011
Jeffrey H. Wood, Eureka, MO (US);
Michael P. Renieri, St. Peters, MO (US);
Thomas R. Berkel, Troy, IL (US);
Jeffrey H. Wood, Eureka, MO (US);
Michael P. Renieri, St. Peters, MO (US);
Thomas R. Berkel, Troy, IL (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A determinant assembly feature for a joint assembly and a method of assembly therefor. The joint assembly includes a structure and a web connected thereto. The structure includes a base, a pair of legs extending from the base to define a channel, and one or more location control receiving elements in either leg. The web includes a thickness control element and one or more location control elements correspondingly matched to the location control receiving elements. The method includes providing a structure comprising a base, a pair of legs extending from the base to define a channel and one or more location control receiving elements in either leg; providing a web comprising one or more location control elements and a thickness control element; and inserting the web into the structure, wherein the one or more location control elements is correspondingly matched to the one or more location control receiving elements.