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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Paul Nordman, Renton, WA (US);
Paul Nelson, University Place, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B64C 3/18 (2006.01); B64C 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/182 (2013.01); B64C 1/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for an aircraft structure comprising first and second stringers, each having a vertical stringer portion defining a lengthwise gap. The structure may include a fitting having a central rib attachment member and first and second extensions extending in opposite directions from said central rib attachment member. Stringer attachment portions extending up from said first and second extensions are inserted into the lengthwise gaps of the first and second stringer portions, respectively. The rib attachment member may be attached to a side-of-body rib.