Patent ID: 8393871

Claim:
A wind turbine blade, comprising: an upper shell member having a spar cap configured on an internal face thereof; a lower shell member having a spar cap configured on an internal face thereof; a shear web extending between said spar caps along a longitudinal length of said blade, said shear web having opposite transverse ends; a connection assembly between at least one of said transverse ends of said shear web and a respective said spar cap, said connection assembly further comprising: a spacer member configured on said spar cap, said spacer member having a transverse engagement face; and a male/female engagement interface between said transverse end of said shear web and said spacer member defined by a male member within a female recess; wherein said male/female engagement interface comprises an axial extension length to accommodate for shear web length variances; and a transverse width engagement section between said transverse end of said shear web and said transverse engagement face of said spacer member on each opposite side of said male/female engagement interface.