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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2012
Mark H. Raffles, Nottingham, GB;
Helen L. Llewellyn-powell, Derby, GB;
Colin J. High, Glasgow, GB;
Rolls-Royce plc, London, GB;
Abstract
An adhesive fastening element () for holding a workpiece (), the adhesive fastening element () comprising: a body () defining a recess () for receiving a protrusion () of the workpiece (); wherein, in use, adhesive is applied between an end surface of the recess () and an end surface of the protrusion () and between a side surface of the recess () and a side surface of the protrusion () to bond the workpiece () to the adhesive fastening element (). The workpiece () may be aligned with a reference point on the adhesive fastening element () and the adhesive cured to fix the position of the workpiece () relative to the adhesive fastening element ().