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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2001
Byron L. Bemis, Newark, OH (US);
Timothy A. Sullivan, Newark, OH (US);
Kevin D. Smith, Kanapolis, NC (US);
David H. Wolf, Newark, OH (US);
Jack L. Emerson, Newark, OH (US);
Bruno A. Purnode, The Woodlands, TX (US);
James P. Tracy, Concord, NC (US);
William L. Streicher, Granville, OH (US);
Owens Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc., Summit, IL (US);
Abstract
A plurality of different structural members for reinforcing a plate-like structure, such as a bushing tip plate for intended use in forming fibers from a fluid material supplied to a bushing assembly, are disclosed. Each reinforcing member includes a body having a first portion for attachment to the structure and a second portion having a profile with a variable height including at least one apex. The body may be integrally formed of a single piece of material, or two or formed from more separate pieces of material bonded or secured together. The body may be T-shaped, L-shaped, or F-shaped in cross-section. The second portion of the body may have an inverted V-shaped profile, an inverted W-shaped profile, or an arcuate profile. The at least one apex may be located at the midpoint or elsewhere along the length of the body.