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

Claim 9:
10. A three niece 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, wherein the center portion comprises:
a center top flange having the center top surface; and
a body portion having a left inner flange and a right inner flange perpendicularly depending from the center top flange;
a left inner tang extending rearward from the left inner flange an a right inner tang extending rearward from the right inner flange;
wherein the left inner flange and the left inner tang commonly form the planar first outer surface and the right inner flange and the right inner tang commonly form the planar second outer surface;

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, wherein the left lateral portion comprises:
a left top flange having the left top surface;
a left outer flange perpendicularly depending from the left top flange; and
a left outer tang extending rearward from the left outer flange, wherein the left outer flange and the left outer tang commonly form the planar first inner surface; and a right lateral portion connected adjacent the second outer surface and having a planar second inner surface, wherein the right lateral portion comprises:
a right top flange having the right top surface;
a right outer flange perpendicularly depending from the right top flange; and a right outer tang extending rearward from the right outer flange, wherein the right outer flange and the right outer tang commonly form the planar second inner surface, and

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, wherein the first plurality of fasteners, second plurality of fasteners and third plurality of fasteners have an equal grip length.