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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2012
Brad J. Reeves, Everett, WA (US);
Paul L. Gooch, Everett, WA (US);
Brad J. Reeves, Everett, WA (US);
Paul L. Gooch, Everett, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of fabricating a self-locking joint in a panel structure. The method provides a panel structure having at least two face sheets and a core portion sandwiched therebetween. The method further fabricates in a first portion of the panel structure at least one mortice opening having self-locking end portions. The method further fabricates on a second portion of the panel structure at least one tenon extension having flexible self-locking members. The method further interlocks the flexible self-locking members of the at least one tenon extension with the self-locking end portions of the at least one mortice opening to form a self-locking joint in the panel structure.