Patent ID: 8082667
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: B64C,B64F,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fitting configured to secure a first structural member and a second structural member to one another, the fitting comprising: a first piece including a first section and a second section, the first piece comprising multiple layers of composite material and the second piece comprising multiple layers of composite material; the first and second sections adjoining one another at a substantially perpendicular angle; a second piece including a third section, a fourth section and a fifth section, the third and fourth sections adjoining one another at a substantially perpendicular angle, the third and fifth sections adjoining one another at a substantially perpendicular angle, and the fourth and fifth sections lying in substantially parallel, noncoinciding planes; the first and second pieces comprise composite material such that the first piece comprises multiple layers of reinforcement material extending to the first and second sections; and the second piece comprises multiple layers of reinforcement material extending to the third and fourth section, multiple layers of reinforcement material extending to the third and fifth sections, and multiple layers of reinforcement material extending to the fourth and fifth sections; and the second and fifth sections are configured to be secured to one another to form a cavity bounded by the first, third and fifth sections.