Corrugated structural metal plate
US6524722B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/1241
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A corrugated structural metal plate includes longitudinally extending corrugations defined by alternating crests and valleys. Each of the crests and valleys includes longitudinally extending flat segments that are configured to reduce buckling of the plate when the plate is curved about an axis generally transverse to its longitudinal axis.
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