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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Wabash National, L.p., Lafayette, IN (US);
Inventor:
Rodney P. Ehrlich, Monticello, IN (US);
Assignee:
Wabash National, L.P., Lafayette, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/04 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 65/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/044 (2013.01); B62D 27/02 (2013.01); B62D 33/046 (2013.01); B62D 65/024 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stabilizer designed to be used in a single shear fastening configuration to secure a composite panel to an adjacent material is disclosed. The front side of the composite panel is flush with the adjacent material and the back of the composite panel is flush with the stabilizer. As a result, the adjacent material and the stabilizer sandwich the composite panel and mimic a double shear configuration. The stabilizer helps to prevent fastening devices (e.g., screws, rivets, nails) from pulling through the composite panel and adds to the mechanical strength of the fastening application.