Patent ID: 6591567
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,E01D,E04B,E04C,E04F

Abstract:
A fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) module for a panel, deck, or wall system, comprising:a top piece having a top face, a length, a width, a thickness, a first end, and a second end; a bottom piece having a bottom face, a length, a width, a thickness, a first end, and a second end; and a means for supporting said top face a predefined distance from said bottom face; wherein said first end of said top face and said first end of said bottom face comprise a receiver having a length and said second end of said top face and said second end of said bottom face comprise an inserter having a length, wherein said length of each said receiver and said inserter is within a range of about 15 percent to about 25 percent of said length of said top piece; wherein the FRP module is adapted to be pressure fit to a first adjacent FRP module and a second adjacent FRP module, such that said receiver of the FRP module interlocks with an inserter of said first adjacent FRP module and said inserter of the FRP module interlocks with a receiver of said second adjacent FRP module; wherein the FRP module is made of two or more layers of multi-axial fiber reinforced fabric adhered together by a resin matrix, said layers of fabric being continuous throughout the entire shape of the FRP module.