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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Ross Mitchell Blanton, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15D 1/04 (2006.01); F16L 9/00 (2006.01); B64D 33/04 (2006.01); F16L 25/12 (2006.01); F16L 25/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 33/04 (2013.01); F16L 25/12 (2013.01); F16L 25/14 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
Duct assembly apparatus for use with aircrafts and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a unitary ring and a duct having a longitudinal gap to define a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge. The first longitudinal edge moves relative to the second longitudinal edge to enable the unitary ring to be positioned over an outer surface of the duct. A splice strap overlaps the gap of the duct such that the splice strap fixes the first longitudinal edge relative to the second longitudinal edge when the unitary ring is positioned over the outer surface of the duct.