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US 7,743,585 B2Granted
Structure reinforcement system
OwnerDonald E Wheatleyinventor
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Abstract
An assembly for reinforcing a structure is provided. The assembly generally includes a rigid sheet and a bracket. The rigid sheet is adapted to be adhered to the structure. The bracket includes a first leg and a second leg. The first leg is adapted to penetratingly engage the structure. The second leg adheres to the rigid sheet. The first and second legs extend substantially perpendicular to each other.
Claims18
A method of reinforcing a structure comprising:
- removing material from the structure to form a first elongated recess;
- adhering a first article comprising a fiber reinforcement layer to said structure generally adjacent to said first recess;
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- adhering a generally planar first leg of a rigidified second article in said first elongated recess, said second article comprising a bracket, and adhering a generally planar second leg of said rigidified second article to said first article, wherein said adhering of said first article is performed prior to said adhering of said first leg of said rigidified second article and said adhering of said second leg of said rigidified second article, and wherein said rigidified second article reinforces the adhesive engagement between said first article and the structure, wherein said rigidified second article is rigidified prior to adhering and said first and second legs of said rigidified second article are generally planar in the installed position and said second leg extends generally perpendicular to said first leg.
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A method of reinforcing a structure, comprising:
- substantially saturating a first article and a second article comprising a fiber reinforcement sheet with an adhesive;
- forming said second article into a bracket having a generally planar first leg and a generally planar second leg that are substantially perpendicular to each other;
- allowing said adhesive to cure, thereby hardening said first and second articles into a rigidified fiber reinforcement sheet and a rigidified bracket, respectively;
- removing material from the structure to form an elongated recess;
- adhering said rigidified fiber reinforcement sheet to said structure generally adjacent to said recess;
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- adhering said first leg of said rigidified bracket in said recess such that said second leg adheres to said first article, wherein said adhering of said first article is performed prior to said adhering of said first leg and said adhering of said second leg, and wherein said rigidified bracket reinforces the adhesive engagement between said rigidified fiber reinforcement sheet and the structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.