Patent ID: 9175474
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: E04C,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for attaching a member to a honeycomb core-stiffened structure, comprising: a body disposed partially within the honeycomb core-stiffened structure; one or more elements extending from the body configured to be bonded to one or more walls of a honeycomb core of the honeycomb core-stiffened structure, the one or more elements including a plurality of tangs between which the one or more walls of the honeycomb are disposed when the apparatus is in use; and a fitting disposed outside the honeycomb core-stiffened structure for attaching the member to the apparatus; wherein portions of the tangs in contact with the one or more walls of the honeycomb core are parallel to the one or more walls of the honeycomb core; and wherein the body, the one or more elements, and the fitting are a single integral and gaplessly continuous piece.