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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Doan Dinh Pham, Richland, MI (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B29C 70/42 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/34 (2013.01); B29C 70/42 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for manufacturing a composite structure. The apparatus comprises a base section and a locking section. The base section of a mandrel has a channel with an opening that receives a portion of a bagging material wrapped around an exterior surface of the base section. The locking section of the mandrel engages the channel such that the portion of the bagging material in the channel is held inside the channel.