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US 2015/0147114 A1Published application
Multi-directional load joint system
AssigneeBell Helicopter Textron Inc.
InventorsJOHN R. MCCULLOUGH, DAVID GORDON CARLSON, JAMES DONN HETHCOCK, PAUL K. OLDROYD, CARL A. MAY
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Abstract
A structural joint includes a first member having a first base portion and a first leg portion. The structural joint further includes a second member having a second base portion and a second base portion. The first base portion and the second base portion are coupled together at an overlapping portion. The first leg portion and the second leg portion form a cavity for structurally coupling to a structural member.
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A structural joint comprising:
- a first member having a first base portion and a first leg portion;
- and
- a second member having a second base portion and a second leg portion;
- wherein the first base portion and the second base portion are coupled together at an overlapping portion;
- wherein the first leg portion and the second leg portion form a cavity for structurally coupling to a structural member.
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A joint system for attaching a panel to a skin, the system comprising:
- a first member having a first leg portion, and a first inner base portion, the first inner base portion being coupled to the skin along a first bonding surface;
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- a second member having a second leg portion, a second inner base portion, the second inner base portion of the second member being coupled to the first inner base portion of the first member;
- wherein the first inner base portion separates the second member from the skin, the first inner base portion extending underneath the second inner member, the first inner base portion being coupled to the second member along a second bonding surface;
- wherein the panel is coupled to the first leg portion and the second leg portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.