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US 2026/0201699 A1Published application
Box beam and method of manufacturing
OwnerKurt K. Davisinventor
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Abstract
A box beam is provided. In embodiments, the box beam includes a first side portion; a second side portion opposite the first side portion; a top portion; a bottom portion opposite the top portion; and at least one stiffener positioned along a length of the box beam.
Claims20
A box beam comprising:
- a first side portion;
- a second side portion opposite the first side portion;
- a top portion;
- a bottom portion opposite the top portion;
- and
- at least one stiffener positioned along a length of the box beam.
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A box beam comprising:
- a first side portion;
- a second side portion opposite the first side portion;
- a top portion;
- a bottom portion opposite the top portion;
- at least one stiffener positioned along a length of the box beam;
- and
- at least one end cap stiffener.
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A method of fabricating a box beam, comprising:
- cutting sheet metal to a predetermined size for a box beam;
- forming a ridge along a midway portion of a length of the sheet metal;
- turning up opposite ends of the sheet metal at right angles along the length of the sheet metal;
- turning up first and second top portions adjacent to the opposite ends, respectively, at about right angles;
- turning up first and second side portions adjacent to the first and second top potions, respectively, at about right angles;
- and
- forming at least one stiffener within the box beam.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.