Appeal No. 2006-0132
Application No. 09/946,627
(a) providing a woven preform having a base and a pair of
spaced-apart legs that extend from the base and define a slot
having inner surfaces, the preform being infused with uncured
resin; then
(b) placing the base of the preform adjacent a surface of
the first component; then
(c) inserting a plurality of pins through a portion of the
base between the legs and portions of the base outside of the
legs, the pins being parallel to each other an exte4nding into
the base and into the first component after insertion;
(d) inserting the second component into the slot; then
(e) curing the resin in the preform and the resin in the
first component, the surface of the first component being adhered
to the base, at least one surface of the second component being
adhered to at least one of the inner surfaces of the slot for
retaining the second component within the slot.
11. The method of claim 7, wherein:
step (b) further comprises placing an adhesive between the
base of the preform and the surface of the first component.
13. The method of claim 7, further comprising:
adhering at least one over-wrap ply to the preform before
performing step (c).
18. The method of claim 16, further comprising:
adhering over-wrap plies to the preform before performing
step (c).
22. A method for assembling first and second laminate
components, the first component having an uncured resin, the
second component having an uncured resin, the method comprising:
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