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US 9,803,668 B2Granted
Panel-insert assembly
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsBrad J. Reeves, James S. Bradley, Michael S. Lewis
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Abstract
A panel-insert assembly including a panel and an insert, wherein the panel includes a core and a face sheet positioned over the core, wherein the face sheet defines an opening therein, and wherein the insert is positioned below the face sheet and includes a thread member engaged with the panel, the thread member extending in a first circumferential direction about the vertical axis.
Claims13
A panel-insert assembly comprising:
- a panel comprising:
- a core;
- and
- a face sheet positioned over said core,
- wherein said face sheet defines an opening therein;
- and
- an insert positioned below said face sheet, said insert defining a vertical axis and comprising a partial helix configured to engage with said panel by a rotation in a first circumferential direction that urges the partial helix along the vertical axis and into the panel.
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An insert comprising:
- a body defining a vertical axis and having an engagement surface, an underside surface axially opposed from said engagement surface, and an outer periphery, said body defining:
- a bore aligned with said vertical axis;
- a partial helix extending in a first circumferential direction about said vertical axis, wherein said partial helix protrudes downward below said engagement surface and is configured to engage a panel by a rotation that urges the partial helix into the panel;
- wherein the panel has a core and a face sheet positioned over the core and the insert is positioned below the face sheet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.