US 11,850,771 B2
Templates and methods for controlled material application
Kevin P. Galdamez, High Point, NC (US)
Assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/239,733.
Application 17/239,733 is a division of application No. 15/978,399, filed on May 14, 2018, granted, now 11,034,061.
Prior Publication US 2021/0237319 A1, Aug. 5, 2021
Int. Cl. B29C 39/10 (2006.01); B29C 39/02 (2006.01); B29C 39/26 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 39/026 (2013.01) [B29C 39/10 (2013.01); B29C 39/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A template for controlling application of material around a protuberance, the protuberance extending from a workpiece and having a base the template comprising:
a first portion; and
a second portion, removably attached to the first portion, and wherein:
the first portion comprises:
a first inner peripheral edge that at least partially defines a positioning opening and that is geometrically complementary to at least a portion of the base of the protuberance;
a first outer peripheral edge, opposite the first inner peripheral edge;
a first-portion workpiece-facing surface that is located between the first inner peripheral edge and the first outer peripheral edge; and
a first-portion second surface, located between the first inner peripheral edge and the first outer peripheral edge and opposite the first-portion workpiece-facing surface; and
the second portion comprises:
a second inner peripheral edge;
a second outer peripheral edge, opposite the second inner peripheral edge;
a second-portion workpiece-facing surface defined between the second inner peripheral edge and the second outer peripheral edge;
a second-portion second surface, defined between the second inner peripheral edge and the second outer peripheral edge and opposite the second-portion workpiece-facing surface, and wherein the second-portion second surface partially overlaps with and is removably attached to the first-portion workpiece-facing surface, forming an interface between the first-portion workpiece-facing surface and the second-portion second surface;
a visual material-placement indicator, located on the second-portion second surface; and
an adhesive layer located on at least a portion of the second-portion workpiece-facing surface.