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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2013
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
James D. Hethcock, Colleyville, TX (US);
Rodney H. Jones, Grapevine, TX (US);
Carl A. May, Mansfield, TX (US);
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for joining a first member and a second member includes fasteners for joining the first member and the second member, a shear transfer layer for transferring shear loads between the first member and the second member separate from the fasteners for joining the first member and the second member. An assembly includes a first member, a second member, and fasteners for joining the first member and the second member. The assembly further includes a shear transfer layer for transferring shear loads between the first member and the second member separate from the fasteners for joining the first member and the second.