Patent ID: 6253524
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: B29C,B62D,E04C

Abstract:
A reinforced structural member comprising:a structural member including a pair of spaced apart walls and defining a cavity therein;a reinforcing member received within said cavity and interconnecting said walls, said reinforcing member including a carrier, a structural reinforcing material element provided of a thermally expansible structural reinforcing material, a shelf separate from said carrier having a platform including at least one opening therein for permitting communication between the structural material element and said carrier and at least one directional wall obliquely angled relative to said platform, and a fastener coupling said structural reinforcing material element and said shelf to said carrier, wherein upon heating of said structural reinforcement material to a predetermined minimum temperature, the structural reinforcing material expands through said opening and bonds said carrier to said structural member and said directional wall inhibits expansion of the structural reinforcement material therepast.