Patent ID: 6455126
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: B29C,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
A reinforced structure comprising a structural member having a pair of spaced longitudinal side walls with a longitudinal axis between said side walls, a drop-in reinforcement housing having a. bisecting axis, said drop-in housing having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to said bisecting axis, said drop-in housing being mounted in said structural member at an orientation wherein said longitudinal axis of said housing is perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said structural member, structural foam on mounting surface structure in said housing on each side of said bisecting axis exposed to and in contact with said side walls of said structural member, said drop-in housing being of skeletal form and having open areas free of said structural foam, and said structural foam being directly bonded to said housing and directly bonded to said side walls of said structural member to reinforce said structural member at the location of said housing.