Patent ID: 6074509
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: B32B,B64C,E04C,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a sandwich skin construction comprising the steps of:(a) disposing a plurality of cone members side-by-side such that each cone is inverted with respect to each adjacent cone;(b) attaching a first skin to one side of said plurality of cones so as to form separate pressure seals at a top of selected ones of said plurality of cones;(c) pressurizing the external environment of said cones and first skin; and,(d) attaching a second skin to said plurality of cones on the side opposite of said first skin such that said first and second skin are substantially parallel, said second skin forming separate pressure seals at a bottom of said selected ones of said plurality of cones whereby each of said selected ones of said plurality of cones is separately sealed and pressurized.