Patent ID: 6341467
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: B29C,B62D,E04C,E06B

Abstract:
An insert for reinforcing a hollow structural member having at least two spaced walls, said insert comprising two opposed carrier members spaced from each other, a spanning member interconnecting said carrier members for disposing each of said carrier members at a respective one of the spaced walls of the structural member when said insert is placed on the hollow structural member, each of said carrier members having an outer principal surface, an expandable adhesive body disposed on each of said principal surfaces, each of said adhesive bodies being made of a material which forms a structural foam upon curing and expansion, and each of said adhesive bodies being intimately bonded to its said carrier member whereby upon expansion said adhesive body may become intimately bonded to a wall of the structural member to create a reinforcement which is bonded to the spaced walls of the structural members and to span the spacing between the walls.