Patent · US Expired

Lightweight laminate reinforcing web

US6003274A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 25, 1999
Grant dateDec 21, 1999
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/24999
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A lightweight structural reinforcement spans a space in a structural member. The reinforcement functions as a web and has a metal plate, a layer of foam and a thin, metal reinforcement selectively positioned at the mid-portion of the reinforcement. Unexpanded foam at the end portions of the plate serve as a n adhesive to bond the reinforcement to the structural member being reinforced.

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