Patent ID: 11933353
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 15:
16. A method for engaging a tension and compression member with a three piece failsafe clevis, the three piece failsafe clevis comprising:
a center portion having a center top surface, a planar first outer surface and a planar second outer surface, said second outer surface oppositely oriented to the first outer surface, and a channel configured to receive a tension and compression link;
a left lateral portion connected adjacent the first outer surface and having a planar first inner surface received against the first outer surface and a left top surface coplanar with the center top surface; and
a right lateral portion connected adjacent the second outer surface and having a planar second inner surface received against the second outer surface and a right top surface coplanar with the center top surface,
the coplanar center top surface, left top surface and right top surface providing a single planar top surface of the failsafe clevis, wherein the center top flange has a first plurality of holes configured to receive a first plurality of fasteners, the left top flange has a plurality of holes to receive a second plurality of fasteners and the right top flange has a third plurality of holes to receive a third plurality of fasteners, the method comprising:
receiving the center top surface on a lower surface of a wing, the center portion having a left inner flange and left inner tang with a planar first outer surface and a right inner flange and a right inner tang with a planar second outer surface, said second outer surface oppositely oriented to the first outer surface;
connecting the left lateral portion adjacent the first outer surface using a first plurality of field fasteners with a left outer flange and a left outer tang having a planar first inner surface received against the first outer surface and a left top surface coplanar with the center top surface and received on the lower surface;
connecting the right lateral portion adjacent the second outer surface using a second plurality of field fasteners with a right outer flange and a right outer tang having a planar first inner surface received against the first outer surface and a right top surface coplanar with the center top surface and received on the lower surface; and
receiving the tension and compression member in a channel between the left inner tang and right inner tang in the center portion.