Patent ID: 7984919

Claim:
An insert comprising: a generally non-conductive isolator; a matrix material in contact with the generally non-conductive isolator and having a tackiness in its green state, the matrix material being cured by exposure to heat after installation of the insert, wherein the tackiness is sufficiently high so that it resists displacement after application to a surface; wherein upon installation in a joint between two dissimilar materials the insert bonds the two dissimilar materials and resists any displacement that would bring the two dissimilar materials into direct contact with one another wherein the insert includes one or more apertures having edges that are at least partially brought together upon being applied to a non-planar surface of either of the dissimilar materials so that a shape of the insert generally corresponds to the non-planar surface thereby reducing or eliminating any gaps formed between the non-planar surface and the insert, bunching of the insert, or both relative to a similar insert without the one or more apertures being applied to the non-planar surface.