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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2004
Applicants:
Joseph M. Lendway, Iv, Dryden, MI (US);
Charles J. Bruggemann, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
David A. Gatny, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joseph M. Lendway, IV, Dryden, MI (US);
Charles J. Bruggemann, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
David A. Gatny, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 29/00 (2006.01); B21D 53/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A structural assembly for a vehicle and method of making same includes a hydroformed tubular member extending axially, a reinforcement disposed within and generally perpendicular to an axis of the tubular member, and at least one securement to secure the reinforcement to the tubular member.