Patent ID: 8375656
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: B32B,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A trailer floor structure comprising: a plurality of floor supporting beams; a subpan positioned over said floor supporting beams comprising a first tape having a plurality of pretensioned unidirectional fibers wherein the positions of said fibers are only maintained by resin, a second tape having a plurality of pretensioned unidirectional fibers wherein the positions of said fibers are only maintained by resin, and wherein said first tape is positioned over said second tape, said fibers of said first tape are angled relative to said fibers of said second tape, and said first tape is fused to said second tape; a plurality of risers aligned with said supporting beams and positioned on top of said subpan; a floor material positioned on top of said risers; and a cavity between said floor material and said subpan, wherein a density of the fibers of the first tape of the subpan is greater than a density of the fibers of the second tape of the subpan.