The Boeing Company
Slotted entry gimbal

Abstract:

The present disclosure provides a slotted entry gimbal including an inner ring with a first side and a second side. The inner ring includes a first pin extending from the first side of the inner ring and a second pin extending from the second side of the inner ring. The slotted entry gimbal also includes an outer ring including a first side and a second side. The outer ring includes a first opening on the first side configured to receive the first pin and a second opening on the second side configured to receive the second pin. The outer ring includes a first slotted entry opening on the first side extending from a first edge of the outer ring to the first opening, and the outer ring includes a second slotted entry opening on the second side extending from a second edge of the outer ring to the second opening.