Inventors:
Thomas G. Campbell - Concord MA
John J. Harris - Northboro MA
Thomas M. Fusco - Medford MA
Sara E. Rosenberg - Waltham MA
Glenn A. Freitas - Foxboro MA
Eric J. Blaney - Maynard MA
Assignee:
Foster-Miller, Inc. - Waltham MA
International Classification:
B32B 708, B32B 3116
Abstract:
An improved stiffener reinforced assembly and method. There is a skin member and a stiffener member including a web portion, a flange portion, and a radius region interconnecting the web portion and the flange portion. The flange portion resides on the skin member. A plurality of reinforcing pins are disposed through the radius region of the stiffener member and into the skin member to secure the stiffener member to the skin member.