Methods and apparatuses for reinforcing structural members
AssigneeStructural Components LLC
InventorsBradley James COOK, Scott James STEKR, Wesley Paul CULVER
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Abstract
In an exemplary embodiment, a method of reinforcing a round structural member of a lattice structure comprises locating a reinforcement member having at least four facets on the round structural member, wherein each of the at least four facets forms a point of contact with the round structural member; and securing the reinforcement member to the round structural member.
Claims20
A method of reinforcing a round structural member of a lattice structure, the method comprising:
- locating a reinforcement member having at least four facets on the round structural member, wherein at least two of the at least four facets forms a point of contact with the round structural member;
- and
- securing the reinforcement member to the round structural member.
A method of reinforcing a structural member of a lattice structure, the method comprising:
- locating first and second reinforcement members on the round structural member, the first and second reinforcement members each comprising first and second tubular members;
- locating a first threaded bar within the first tubular member of the first and second reinforcement members and locating a second threaded bar within the second tubular member of the first and second reinforcement members;
- and
- securing the first threaded bar at the first and second reinforcement members using first and second threaded locking members and securing the second threaded bar at the first and second reinforcement members using third and fourth locking members.
A reinforcement system for a round structural member of a lattice structure, the reinforcement system comprising:
- a reinforcement member having at least four facets, wherein the reinforcement member has an open-ended cross sectional shape, the reinforcement member coupled with the round structural member such that each of the at least four facets forms a point of contact with the round structural member along a longitudinal span of the round structural member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.