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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
May. 29, 2013
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Matthew R. DesJardien, Kenmore, WA (US);
Eric M. Reid, Kenmore, WA (US);
James N. Buttrick, Seattle, WA (US);
Darrell Darwin Jones, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Dan Dresskell Day, Seattle, WA (US);
Paul Reed Stone, Federal Way, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for supporting an object. In one illustrative embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a support structure, a positioning system, and a retention system. The positioning system may be associated with the support structure and configured to position the support structure with respect to a number of linear axes. The retention system may be associated with the support structure. The retention system may be configured to retain a portion of an object and move the portion of the object towards a platform such that the portion of the object substantially conforms to a shape of the platform.