Patent · US Expired

Bolted wood connections

US5501054A · kind A · utility

16Cited by

9References

11Claims

0Family size

Assignee

The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture · US

Inventors

Lawrence A. Soltis · Verona, US
Robert J. Ross · Raleigh, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 1, 1994
Grant date	Mar 26, 1996
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 1, 2014

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/23971
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A reinforced structural member, a process for manufacturing the reinforced structural member, and a method of connecting the reinforced structural members to one another are presented. The reinforced structural member includes a reinforcing material which is bonded to a wooden substrate in areas of anticipated connection of the reinforced structural member. The reinforcing material may comprise a fiberglass sheet, a wood laminate sheet, a coating of epoxy resin, or a combination of any of the foregoing.

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