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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2008
Applicants:
Stephen J. Davis, Newtown, PA (US);
Mauro Pezzato, Treviso, IT;
Mauro Pinaffo, Camposampiero, IT;
Roberto Gazzara, Mestre, IT;
Michele Pozzobon, Fossalunga di Vedelago, IT;
Inventors:
Stephen J. Davis, Newtown, PA (US);
Mauro Pezzato, Treviso, IT;
Mauro Pinaffo, Camposampiero, IT;
Roberto Gazzara, Mestre, IT;
Michele Pozzobon, Fossalunga di Vedelago, IT;
Assignee:
Prince Sports, Inc., Bordentown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a structure using a single, hollow primary tube, preferably of a composite material, wherein ports are bonded to the walls of the hollow tube through aligned holes on opposite sides of the hollow tube. The ports improve the stiffness, strength, aerodynamics, and aesthetics of the structure.