Patent ID: 7686251

Claim:
An aircraft structure comprising: a rib; a plurality of stringers capable of being fastened to a skin of the aircraft structure, each stringer of the plurality of stringers having skin flanges at an end thereof; and a set of shear ties extending from the rib and capable of being fastened to the plurality of stringers and to the skin of the aircraft structure for attaching the rib to the skin of the aircraft structure, the set of shear ties comprising: a set of substantially planar web portions; first and second gussets extending from opposed side edges of each substantially planar web portion of the set of substantially planar web portions; and a gusset flange extending from an end of each of the first and second gussets, each gusset flange capable of being attached to a skin flange of a stringer of the plurality of stringers and to the skin of the aircraft structure for fastening the set of shear ties to the plurality of stringers and to the skin of the aircraft structure; and a first plurality of fasteners extending through the gusset flanges and through the skin flanges for fastening the set of shear ties to the plurality of stringers and to the skin of the aircraft structure for attaching the rib to the skin of the aircraft structure, wherein each of the first and second gussets of the set of shear ties are spaced apart from each of the plurality of stringers.