Patent · US Expired

Heat activated reinforcing sleeve

US6474723B2 · kind B2 · utility

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173References

20Claims

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Assignee

L&L Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

Michael Czaplicki · Rochester, US
Eric Le Gall · Strasbourg, FR
Berndt Eckman · Uzwil, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 18, 2001
Grant date	Nov 5, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 18, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/1393
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A reinforced sleeve including a carrier member and a reinforcing medium supported by the carrier member. The carrier is an elongated polymer member, and the reinforcing medium extends along at least a portion of the length of the carrier member. The reinforcing medium is preferably an epoxy-based resin. More particularly, the reinforcing medium is preferably a heat-activated structural foam.

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