Patent ID: 9194140
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: E04C,E04G

Abstract:
1. A method for reinforcing a load-bearing or load-transmitting structural component comprising: providing a reinforcement strip; providing an anchor, said anchor comprising first and second fabric layers, said anchor including a top and a bottom portion, said first and second fabric layers connected together at said bottom portion, said first fabric layer forming a first flap portion at said top portion of said anchor and said second fabric layer forming a second flap portion at said top portion of said anchor, at least a portion of said first and second fabric layers not connected together at said top portion of said anchor, said first and second fabric layers including a material selected from the group consisting of carbon fibers, aramid fibers and glass fibers, said top portion of said anchor is movable relative to said bottom portion, said bottom portion having a greater rigidity and less flexibility than said top portion; forming a slot or hole in said structural component; inserting said bottom portion of said anchor in said slot or hole, said first and second fabric layers are connected together at said bottom portion prior to said insertion into said slot or hole in said structural component; adhesively securing said bottom portion in said slot or hole; moving each of said first and second flap portions on or over an exterior surface of said structural component after said bottom portion of said anchor is inserted in said slot or hole, said step of moving each of said first and second flap portions including moving said first and second flap portions relative to said bottom portion of said anchor while said bottom portion of said anchor is rigidly positioned in said slot or hole; adhesively securing said reinforcement strip to said exterior surface of said structural component; and, adhesively securing at least one of said first and second flap portions to said reinforcement strip after said bottom portion is adhesively secured in said slot or hole, said top portion of said anchor only engaging one or more surfaces of said reinforcement strip selected from the group consisting of a top surface of said reinforcement strip, and a bottom surface of reinforcement strip.