Apparatus for attaching a member to a core-stiffened structure and a combination thereof

An apparatus for attaching a member to a honeycomb core-stiffened structure, comprising:

• a body disposed partially within the honeycomb core-stiffened structure;
• one or more elements extending from the body configured to be bonded to one or more walls of a honeycomb core of the honeycomb core-stiffened structure, the one or more elements including a plurality of tangs between which the one or more walls of the honeycomb are disposed when the apparatus is in use;
• and
• a fitting disposed outside the honeycomb core-stiffened structure for attaching the member to the apparatus;
• wherein portions of the tangs in contact with the one or more walls of the honeycomb core are parallel to the one or more walls of the honeycomb core;
• and
• wherein the body, the one or more elements, and the fitting are a single integral and gaplessly continuous piece.