Patent ID: 11938690
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 5:
6. The method of claim 1, wherein:
the plurality of sheet layers of the pliable structure comprises:
a first impermeable layer;
a second impermeable layer opposed from the first impermeable layer to at least partially define an internal volume between the first impermeable layer and the second impermeable layer;
a flow media layer disposed in the internal volume between the first impermeable layer and the second impermeable layer; and
a core layer disposed in the internal volume between the flow media and one of the first impermeable layer and the second impermeable layer;

the second impermeable layer forms the exterior engagement surface; and
the vacuum is drawn within the internal volume of the pliable structure to increase the surface-to-surface friction between an interior contact surface of and to lock the positions of each one of the first impermeable layer, the second impermeable layer, the flow media layer, and the core layer and an adjacent one of the first impermeable layer, the second impermeable layer, the flow media layer, and the core layer.