Structural members connected by interdigitating portions
US4813202A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 1987 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C1/12
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wing skin is usually mounted to a support structure by using metal fasteners which cause high stress points and potential leakage points. The invention utilizes projections formed in the wing skin to mate with recesses formed in a support substructure thus forming interdigitations which prevent sliding displacement of the wing skin. A sliding bar passes through the interdigitating sections to maintain an interlocking relation.
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