Patent ID: 6131850
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: B64D,F16B,Y02T

Abstract:
A brace for cyclic loads, the brace comprising:a tube having first and second ends, a tube wall and a tube axis, the tube wall defining a plurality of first bores radially arranged about the first and second ends of the tube, the first bores extending through the tube wall along the first bore axes that are substantially aligned axially with the tube axis, the tube defining a plurality of holes in communication with the plurality of first bores and an exterior periphery of the tube wall;a first end fitting that is removably attached to the first end of the tube at an end of the first end fitting, the end of the first end fitting defining a plurality of second bores having second bore axes, the plurality of second bores being substantially aligned axially and radially with the first bores;a second end fitting that is removably attached to the second end of the tube at an end of the second end fitting, the end of the second end fitting defining a plurality of third bores having third bore axes, the plurality of third bores being substantially aligned axially and radially with the plurality of first bores; anda plurality of fasteners that are disposed within the first, second and third bores, the plurality of fasteners providing a load path that is aligned with the tube axis and not normal to the tube axis.