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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
May. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Zephyros, Inc., Romeo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bill Barz, St. Clair, MI (US);
Kenjiro Takahashi, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Kurt Lilley, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Zephyros, Inc., Romeo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/04 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01); B62D 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/04 (2013.01); B62D 29/002 (2013.01); B62D 25/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A structural reinforcement for insertion into a cavity of a vehicle structure and method for making the same, the reinforcement including adjacent reinforcing segments and rigid bridges located between adjacent reinforcement segments. The rigid bridges are located for simplified separation of the reinforcement segments post-vehicle crash.