Reinforced composite structural members
OwnerArunas Antanas Pabedinskas, Werner Karl Hermann Gregoriinventors
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Abstract
The invention comprises reinforced composite structural members which are formed by bonding reinforcing sections to predetermined areas on the outside surface of a hollow profile formed from a thermoplastic resin cellulosic fiber composite material, where the predetermined areas are located substantially away from the center of mass of the composite profile. The reinforcing sections have a higher modulus than the composite material used to form the hollow profile. The invention also comprises processes for forming these reinforced composite structural members.
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A reinforced composite structural member comprising:
- a hollow composite structural profile formed from a thermoplastic resin cellulosic fiber composite material and having an outside surface and a center of mass;
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- reinforcing thermoplastic sections having a higher stiffness as measured by a flexural modulus than said composite material and being bonded to the profile at predetermined areas, wherein the predetermined areas include at least a portion of the outside surface of the profile substantially away from the center of mass of the profile.
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