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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2010
Jeremy Peter Bradley, Bristol, GB;
David Alistair Sutton, Bristol, GB;
Colin John West, Pontypridd, GB;
Andrew Withers, Sheepway, GB;
Jeremy Peter Bradley, Bristol, GB;
David Alistair Sutton, Bristol, GB;
Colin John West, Pontypridd, GB;
Andrew Withers, Sheepway, GB;
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol, GB;
Abstract
A fiber-reinforced composite structure includes a cut edge; an elastomeric cap covering the cut edge; and an adhesive sealant bonding the elastomeric cap to the cut edge. The fiber-reinforced composite structure is joined to a component and the elastomeric cap includes a generally Z or L-shaped cap with a web bonded to the cut edge of the fiber-reinforced structure and a flange bonded to the component and extending away from the fiber-reinforced structure.