Method of making a wood structural member with finished edges
US5935368A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/249947
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a glue laminated structural wood member for bearing a structural load includes bonding together multiple elongate wood segments and a synthetic fiber reinforcement with their lengths generally aligned with the length of the member. The synthetic fiber reinforcement includes multiple synthetic fiber strands held within a resin matrix and low cost fiber edges.
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