Patent ID: 6929453

Claim:
A locking spacer assembly for filling a void in a turbine component slot having lateral recesses, said locking spacer assembly comprising: first and second end supports, said first and second end supports each having an outer face and an opposing inner face, each outer face having an outwardly stepped profile, whereby said first and second end supports are adapted to insert in a turbine component slot having lateral recesses and to project into the lateral recesses, said inner faces facing toward each other and spaced apart; and a filler assembly disposed between the inner faces of the first and second end supports, said filler assembly including first and second outer fillers and a central filler, each of the inner faces having an inset, said first outer filler having a projection extending into the inset of one of the inner faces and the second outer filler having projection extending into the inset of the other inner face, said central filler being disposed between the first and second outer fillers.