With Sweep Arm And Roller Patents (Class 144/262)
  • Patent number: 4967816
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for fabricating arcuate structural members is disclosed, the apparatus including a frame structure (12) having a mandrel (26) mounted thereto, the mandrel having a variable radius. A resilient band (80) is provided for compressing the arcuate member against the mandrel. The method involves the steps of placing adhesive between individual lamina 91 and then progressively applying pressure against the laminae while they are in place adjacent the mandrel progressively from one end of the assembled laminae to the opposite end, utilizing the resilient band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Inventor: Leonard F. Postema