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US 11,920,358 B2Granted
Bump strip
AssigneeB/E Aerospace (UK) Limited
InventorSamuel David Steadman
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Abstract
A bump strip includes first and second end caps and an intermediate part that, together, define a length of the bump strip. The end caps having an end part and a connecting part, and whereby one or more fastening holes is provided through the end cap connecting parts and the intermediate part such that a single fastener passing through the fastening hole of an end cap and the intermediate part secures the bump strip to a surface to be protected.
Claims13
A bump strip comprising:
- a first end cap;
- a second end cap;
- and
- an intermediate part between the first and second end caps, the intermediate part and the first and second end caps defining, together, a length of the bump strip;
- wherein the first and second end caps each have an end part and a connecting part, and whereby one or more fastening holes is provided through the end cap connecting parts and the intermediate part such that a single fastener passing through a fastening hole of the one or more fastening holes of an end cap of the first and second end caps and the intermediate part secures the bump strip to a surface to be protected;
- wherein the connecting part of each of the first end cap and the second end cap defines a recess such that when the connecting parts of the two end caps are positioned side-by-side the recesses define a fastening hole;
- wherein the intermediate part is defined by a carrier part, the carrier part also provided with one or more fastening holes;
- and
- wherein the side-by-side connecting parts and carrier part are arranged to overlap each other such that the fastening hole defined by the connecting parts and a fastening hole in the carrier part overlap such that a fastener can pass through the overlapped holes to secure the bump strip to the surface to be protected.
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