Patent ID: 11906470
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A probe for non-destructively inspecting a hat stiffener, the probe comprising:
a body, comprising a stiffener-engagement surface and a slot formed in the stiffener-engagement surface;
an ultrasonic-sensor assembly, fixed to the body over the slot such that access to the ultrasonic-sensor assembly, through the slot, is unobstructed by the body; and
a surface-engagement assembly, comprising a first foot and a second foot, wherein the surface-engagement assembly is movably coupled to the body such that the first foot and the second foot are on opposite ends of the slot of the body and the first foot and the second foot are movable relative to the body and the ultrasonic-sensor assembly.