Patent ID: 11926077
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 5:
6. The composite sandwich panel of claim 1 further comprising:
a second edge comprising a second over-crush edge region, the second over-crush edge region having a second thickness at least 40% less than the nominal thickness of the composite sandwich panel, wherein the second over-crush edge region has a length of at least 0.25 inches over which the thickness of the composite sandwich panel decreases; and
a third edge comprising a third over-crush edge region, the third over-crush edge region having a third thickness at least 40% less than the nominal thickness of the composite sandwich panel, wherein the third over-crush edge region has a length of at least 0.25 inches over which the thickness of the composite sandwich panel decreases.