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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Zephyros, Inc., Romeo, MI (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey T. Shantz, Romeo, MI (US);
Assignee:
Zephyros, Inc., Romeo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01); B62D 25/00 (2006.01); B62D 27/02 (2006.01); B62D 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 29/002 (2013.01); B62D 25/00 (2013.01); B62D 27/02 (2013.01); B62D 29/004 (2013.01); B62D 29/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A structural reinforcement comprising a rigid polymeric structure having a longitudinal axis and including a lower portion and an upper portion each of the lower and upper portions including a top surface and bottom surface, an expandable adhesive material located onto a portion of each of the top and bottom surface of each of the upper and lower portions, wherein the rigid polymeric stricture includes a plurality of ribs and the top edge of one or more of the ribs is co-planar with the expandable adhesive material prior to activation of the expandable adhesive material.