Patent ID: 7246966
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: B62D,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A joint assembly for adhesively joining two structural members, a first structural member being in the form of an elongate hollow section, said section being hexagonal in cross-section and having a continuous end face extending substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said section, and a second structural member having longitudinally extending webs presenting joint faces coated with an adhesive, the joint faces in use overlying and being adhesively bonded to corresponding joint areas of the first member with the end face abutting the second structural member, wherein at least one of the joint areas is on the outside of the hollow section and at least one other of the joint areas is on the inside of the hollow section, the webs being arranged so that before bonding the first structural member can be moved longitudinally relative to the second structural member to bring the joint areas and the joint faces into overlapping alignment with a substantial clearance therebetween and then moved transversely relative to the second structural member to bring the joint faces into adhesive contact with the joint areas, there being a first arrangement of said webs having joint faces for bonding to the inside of the section and a second arrangement of said webs having joint faces for bonding to the outside of the section, the first arrangement of webs forming a saddle and the second arrangement of webs forming a trough, the saddle being formed by a bottom web and two inclined lower side webs and the trough being formed by a top web and two inclined upper side webs, gaps being formed between the first arrangement of said webs and the second arrangement of said webs such that the hollow section extends into the gaps.