Inventors:
Kenneth M. Dull - Puyallup WA, US
Michael K. Louie - Renton WA, US
Gordon M. Cox - Issaquah WA, US
Assignee:
The Boeing Company - Chicago IL
International Classification:
B29C 70/44, B29C 70/48
US Classification:
264511, 264101, 264102, 264259, 264316, 264DIG 78, 156 87, 156245, 156286, 156382
Abstract:
A method of making a tool for curing a composite layup and a method of removing air and volatiles from a composite layup during curing. The tool includes a tool body having a surface adapted to support a composite layup and includes an integrated breather for allowing removal of air from the layup during curing.