Apparatus, system, and method for aligning apertures of structures
AssigneeLockheed Martin Corporation
InventorsHarry Robert Jacobs, Brian Beavers, Derek Michael Newman
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a system includes a first structure comprising a first aperture and a second structure comprising a second aperture. The system also includes a first pin configured to be inserted into the first aperture of the first structure and a retaining device configured to be coupled to the first pin. The system further includes a second pin configured to be inserted into the second aperture of the second structure and coupled to the first pin. The first pin includes a first shoulder and a second shoulder, the first shoulder having a different diameter than the second shoulder.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first pin configured to be inserted into a first aperture of a first structure;
- a retaining device configured to be coupled to the first pin;
- and
- a second pin configured to be inserted into a second aperture of a second structure and coupled to the first pin;
- wherein the first pin comprises a first shoulder and a second shoulder, the first shoulder having a different diameter than the second shoulder.
A system, comprising:
- a first structure comprising a first aperture;
- a second structure comprising a second aperture;
- a first pin configured to be inserted into the first aperture of the first structure;
- a retaining device configured to be coupled to the first pin;
- and
- a second pin configured to be inserted into the second aperture of the second structure and coupled to the first pin;
- wherein the first pin comprises a first shoulder and a second shoulder, the first shoulder having a different diameter than the second shoulder.
A method, comprising:
- inserting a first pin into a first aperture of a first structure, wherein the first pin comprises a first shoulder and a second shoulder, the first shoulder having a different diameter than the second shoulder;
- securing the first pin to the first structure using a retaining device;
- inserting the second shoulder of the first pin into a second aperture of a second structure;
- and
- attaching the second structure to the first structure by coupling a second pin to the first pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.