Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for fastening structures
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Application No.: US14249486Application Date: 2014-04-10
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Publication No.: US09676469B2Publication Date: 2017-06-13
- Inventor: Kent W. Benner
- Applicant: Kent W. Benner
- Applicant Address: US MD Bethesda
- Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Bethesda
- Agency: Baker Botts L.L.P.
- Main IPC: B64C1/06
- IPC: B64C1/06 ; F16B5/02 ; B64C1/12 ; F42B15/36 ; F02K1/04 ; F02C7/00 ; F16B5/00

Abstract:
A system includes an outer band, inner band, and a fastener. The outer band covers at least a portion of a first structure and has a first edge opposite a second edge. The second edge forms a first load redistribution ramp corresponding to a bend in the first structure. The inner band is positioned beneath a second structure and has a first surface opposite a second surface. The second surface forms a second load redistribution ramp corresponding to the bend in the first structure. A portion of the inner band adjacent to the second surface forms a curve around an edge of the second structure such that the second load redistribution ramp forms a wedge between the first structure and the second structure. The fastener couples the outer band, first structure, second structure, and inner band.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150291271A1 System and Method for Fastening Structures Public/Granted day:2015-10-15
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