Patent ID: 6165588
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
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 and 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 structural foam being bonded to said housing and to said side walls of said structural member to reinforce said structural member at the location of said housing, said structural member being channel-shaped with said side walls forming the walls of said channel and with said structural member having an open wall between said side walls, said housing being of identical structure on each side of said bisecting axis, said housing comprises an open framework formed by at least three spaced walls disposed in generally the same direction with respect to each other, a first cross wall spanning and mounted to said spaced walls, said first cross wall comprising said mounting surface structure, and said foam being on said first cross wall.