Patent ID: 8152952

Claim:
A device for repairing a structural component, the structural component having an upper surface and a lower surface, comprising: a spacer sleeve being disposable in an opening of the structural component, the exterior diameter of the spacer sleeve being adhesively bonded to the opening; a first member adapted for bonding and having: a flange, the flange being adapted to sit within a counterbore of the lower surface of the structural component, the flange having a desired thickness such that the flange sits flush with the lower surface of the structural component; and a sleeve extending from the flange, the sleeve being disposable in a passageway defined by the spacer sleeve, the sleeve of the first member defining a passageway therethrough; a second member adapted for bonding and having: a flange, the flange being adapted to sit within a counterbore of the upper surface of the structural component, the flange having a desired thickness such that the flange sits flush with the upper surface of the structural component; and a sleeve extending from the flange, the sleeve of the second member defining a passageway, the sleeve being adapted to fit within the passageway defined by the first member; a first adhesive applied to the passageway defined by the spacer sleeve, the upper surface, and the lower surface, the first adhesive being utilized to adhesively bond the sleeve of the first member to the interior diameter of the spacer sleeve, to adhesively bond the flange of the first member to the lower surface, and to adhesively bond the flange of the second member to the upper surface; and a second adhesive applied between the sleeve of the first member and the sleeve of the second member, the second adhesive being utilized to securely bond the second sleeve to the first sleeve.