Patent ID: 6051089
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: B29C,B29L,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of securing a pair of workpieces to each other, said method comprising the steps of:positioning a first workpiece;positioning a second workpiece such that a first face of the second workpiece is in face-to-face contact with the first workpiece and an opposite second face is spaced therefrom by the thickness of the second workpiece;positioning, adjacent to the second face of the second workpiece, a reinforcing member having a connecting member and a plurality of pins, the connecting member and pins being formed of a hardened fiber reinforcing thread and each pin having an end integrally connected to said connecting member and an opposite free end;pressing the free ends of the pins of the reinforcing member through the second workpiece and into the first workpiece to secure the second workpiece to the first workpiece.