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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Simon Sheldon, Grantham Lincs, GB;
Eric Le Gall, Strasbourg, FR;
Jean Philippe Bourdin, Obernai, FR;
Serge Bieber, Haegen, FR;
Assignee:
L&L Products, Inc., Romeo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 2/200 ; B29D 2/300 ; B32B 1/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 2/200 ; B29D 2/300 ; B32B 1/08 ;
Abstract
A structural reinforcement for a hollow member comprising a rigid reinforcing member having a shape that substantially conforms to the cross section of the section of the hollow member to be reinforced with an expandable adhesive material over at least a portion of the surface of the rigid reinforcing member sufficient to bond the reinforcing member to at least two nonparallel internal surfaces of the structure.