Patent ID: 11959224
Assignee: ZEPHYROS, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC D  B  C  Y | IPC B  C  D

Claim 0:
1. A structural reinforcement comprising:
(a) a carrier having a plurality of interconnected ribs and a channel located within the plurality of interconnected ribs; wherein the carrier is made from a first polymeric material;
(b) an insert located within the channel of the carrier, the insert having at least one elongated fiber arrangement distributed in a cohesive mass of a second polymeric material; and
(c) an activatable material disposed along one or more surfaces of the carrier;
wherein the first polymeric material is different from the second polymeric material;
wherein the first polymeric material and the second polymeric material are a polyamide; and
wherein the first polymeric material, the second polymeric material, or both include chopped glass fibers present in an amount of about 25 to about 40 weight percent.