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US 5,466,506 AGranted
Translaminar reinforcement system for Z-direction reinforcement of a fiber matrix structure
AssigneeFoster-Miller, Inc.
InventorsGlen Freitas, Joseph S. Boyce, Constance Magee
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Abstract
A translaminar reinforcement system for Z-direction reinforcement of a fiber matrix structure in which a plurality of reinforcing elements are disposed in a body of compactible material to extend in at least one direction and orientated at at least one acute angle and driven into a fiber matrix structure when the body is compacted by a compressive force.
Claims18
A translaminar reinforcement apparatus for inserting reinforcing elements into a fiber matrix structure, the apparatus comprising:
- a body of compactible material that has spaced opposing surfaces;
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- a plurality of reinforcing elements disposed in said body and extending in at least one direction and oriented in at least one acute angle to one of said surfaces, said body for supporting said reinforcing elements as said reinforcing elements are driven into a fiber matrix structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.