Patent ID: 8734604

Claim:
A method for bonding parts, the method comprising: applying an adhesive and a plurality of beads onto an area of a first surface of a first part through a screen to form a layer of adhesive and beads having a substantially uniform thickness over said area of said first surface, the plurality of beads each have a size that is about equal to said substantially uniform thickness; following applying said adhesive layer with said substantially uniform thickness, placing the first surface of the first part with the layer of adhesive and beads in contact with a second surface of a second part to form a structure, said adhesive layer covering an entire area between said first surface and said second surface, the screen having the substantially uniform thickness, the adhesive and the plurality of beads being applied onto the first surface of the first part through the screen to form the layer of adhesive and beads, and the layer of adhesive and beads having substantially the thickness of the screen; and curing the structure.