Patent ID: 8172539

Claim:
A blade joint for joining a first blade segment and a second blade segment, each having an aerodynamic profile, in a rotor blade, the blade joint comprising: a first joint segment and a second joint segment each having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a thickness therebetween, the outer surface of each joint segment having an aerodynamic profile, the first joint segment and the second joint segment each further having a joint interface end, a blade interface end, and a length therebetween, wherein the joint interface end of the first joint segment and the joint interface end of the second joint segment are configured to couple the first joint segment and second joint segment together, wherein the aerodynamic profile of the outer surface of the first joint segment corresponds to the aerodynamic profile of the first blade segment, and wherein the aerodynamic profile of the outer surface of the second joint segment corresponds to the aerodynamic profile of the second blade segment.