Patent ID: 7922122

Claim:
A method for distributing loads from a fluid conduit, the method comprising: attaching a support member to a fluid conduit, the support member including (a) a first support member portion at one side of the fluid conduit, and (b) a second support member portion at a generally opposite side of the fluid conduit as the first support member portion, wherein the first support member portion includes a first attachment portion and a second attachment portion, and wherein the second support member portion includes a third attachment portion and a fourth attachment portion; attaching the support member and fluid conduit to a spar, the spar including a first spar rib and a second spar rib spaced apart from the first spar rib, and wherein attaching the support member and fluid conduit to the spar comprises attaching the first attachment portion and third attachment portion to the first spar rib, and attaching the second attachment portion and fourth attachment portion to the second spar rib; and transferring at least approximately all the axial loads of the fluid conduit from the support member to at least one of the first spar rib and the second spar rib.