Strut and method of manufacturing a strut
US11786955B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 4, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04C2003/0447
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A strut including an elongated beam portion and a connecting end portion. The elongated beam portion is a tubular structure having an external circumference, the connecting end portion is integral with the elongated beam portion, has a folded and flattened end portion of the tubular structure, and where diametrically opposite inward fold lines meet between flattened parts the end portion of the tubular structure. The resulting connecting end portion includes four material layers and the connecting end portion has a width transverse to a longitudinal centerline of the connecting end portion.
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