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US 8,690,170 B2Granted
Body reinforcement and method of manufacturing thereof
AssigneeNorduyn Inc.
InventorsMartin Bélanger, Mathieu Boivin, Martin Gauthier
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AssigneeNorduyn Inc.
InventorsMartin Bélanger, Mathieu Boivin, Martin Gauthier
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A reinforced composite material utility cart comprising a body including two side portions interconnecting an upper portion and a bottom portion adapted to secure ground contacting members thereto is provided, at least one of the portions including composite material and a reinforcement therein adapted to distribute a concentrated stress applied on the body to the composite material to prevent or reduce damages to the composite material. A method of manufacturing a reinforced composite panel adapted to be used in the construction of a utility cart adapted to be stowed in a bay of a galley of an airplane and locked in place with a lock disposed next to the bay in a position suitable to retain the utility cart in the bay by interfering with a reinforced edge of the utility cart is also provided.
A utility cart comprising a composite materials body including fibers and resin to form two side portions interconnecting an upper portion and a bottom portion adapted to secure ground-contacting members thereto, at least one of the portions including composite material and a reinforcement member discretely located therein to locally reinforce an area of the at least one of the portions, the reinforcement member being adapted to distribute a concentrated stress to prevent or reduce damages to the composite material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.