Composite tubular member having consistent strength

A tubular composite member according to claim I having the further improvement comprising

• at least one outer ply having at least a biaxial fiber component disposed with said matrix material and located between said intermediate ply and said exterior ply.

An axially extending composite tubular member having a plurality of plies and having primary bending stiffness along a longitudinal axis, and comprising

• at least one interior ply having a matrix material and a first fiber component with fibers oriented at an angle relative to said longitudinal axis of between thirty degrees and sixty degrees, and more particularly between forty degrees and fifty degrees, and
• an internal weblike reinforcement spanning across the tubular interior of the member between and secured to two spaced apart wall portions,
• said first fiber component being structured to provide significant torsional stiffness to the composite member and said internal weblike reinforcement being structured to provide significant impact resistance to the composite member.

An axially extending tubular composite member having a plurality of plies and having primary bending stiffness along a longitudinal axis, said member having the improvement comprising

• A. at least one interior ply having at least a biaxial fiber component with a matrix material,
• B. at least one intermediate ply having at least one axially extending fiber component disposed within said matrix material, said intermediate ply being exterior to said interior ply, and
• C. at least one exterior ply having at least a biaxial fiber component disposed with said matrix material, said exterior ply being located exterior to said intermediate ply.