US4411939A
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Conformable reinforcement board
Assignee: BTG International Ltd
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Filing: 1980-11-26
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Granted: 1983-10-25
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Expires: 2000-11-26
Abstract
Abstract A board which can be conformed to a desired shape, for example, when fabricating a curved wall of a boat hull or gas tank, consists of a plurality of core strips, preferably of polyurethane foam, with mating edge surfaces of complementary shape, with webs of fibrous material, for example, glass fibre matting, interposed between the mating edge surfaces and lying flat against the outer faces of the strips. The webs are held in contact with outer faces of the core strips, for example by stitching passing through outer cover sheets, also of glass fibre material. When "wetted out" with resin the board can be conformed to a desired shape by virtue of the mating edge surfaces of the core strips. The structure forms a rigid internally reinforced structure or wall when the resin is fully cured.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert D. Hawkins
- 👤 James A. Hawkins
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 19:12
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04C; E04C2/00; E04C2/02; E04C2/10; E04C2/24; B; B32; B32B; B32B5/00; B32B5/02; B32B5/06; B32B21/00; B32B21/04; B32B21/047; B32B3/00; B32B3/02; B32B5/18; B32B5/22; B32B5/24; B32B5/245; E04C2/30; E04C2/40; B32B2262/00; B32B2262/10; B32B2262/101; B32B2317/00; B32B2317/16; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/19; Y10T428/192; Y10T428/23; Y10T428/233; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24033; Y10T428/24628; Y10T428/24653; Y10T428/24777; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/24992; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249955; Y10T428/249958; Y10T428/249987; Y10T428/249988; Y10T428/249989; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/647
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A board for use in reinforced synthetic resin constructions comprising: a plurality of core strips arranged in closely spaced side by side relation with facing edge surfaces of complementary shape; fibrous reinforcement material interposed between said facing edge surfaces of the strips and lying flat against the outer faces of the board, and adhesive attaching said fibrous material to the core strips at spaced apart locations to form a unitary board; the board being in an unprocessed state in which it has yet to be transformed from a relatively weak structure into a relatively strong, rigid structure by the curing of resin impregnated into said fibrous material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
A board for use in reinforced synthetic resin constructions comprising: a plurality of core strips arranged in closely spaced side by side relation with facing edge surfaces of complementary shape; fibrous reinforcement material interposed between said facing edge surfaces of the strips and lying flat against the outer faces of the board, and adhesive attaching said fibrous material to the core strips at spaced apart locations to form a unitary board; the board being in an unprocessed state in which it has yet to be transformed from a relatively weak structure into a relatively strong, rigid structure by the curing of resin impregnated into said fibrous material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
The reinforcement board defined in claim 1 wherein the fibrous reinforcement material is provided in the form of a plurality of material lengths each of which extends around one said facing edge surface of an associated said core strip to lie flat against the two outer faces of at least that core strip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The reinforcement board defined in claim 2, wherein the said material lengths associated with adjacent core strips overlap each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The reinforcement board defined in claim 2, including at least one continuous outer sheet of fibrous reinforcement material covering the said material lengths on at least one face of the board and retained against the core strips by the said adhesive.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
The reinforcement board defined in claim 1, wherein the facing edge surfaces of adjacent core strips comprise a rounded edge of convex cross section on one strip cooperating with a rounded edge of complementary concave cross section on the adjoining strip, the said adhesive attaching the fibrous material to the core strips being resin soluble.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The reinforcement board defined in claim 1 or claim 5, including resin flow channels between the core strips, defined by transverse grooves in at least one of each pair of facing edge surfaces.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The reinforcement board defined in claim 1, wherein each core strip is made from a rigid low-density urethane foam.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The reinforcement board defined in claim 7, wherein each core strip is moulded with a skin layer of higher density than the remainder of the core strip.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
134 words
A conformable board for use in reinforced synthetic resin constructions, comprising: a plurality of core strips arranged in closely spaced side by side relation with facing edge surfaces of adjacent core strips being of complementary convex and concave shape; fibrous reinforcement material interposed between said facing edge surfaces of the strips and lying against both outer faces of the board; and means for attaching said fibrous reinforcement material to the core strips to form a unitary board, said means being such as to permit bending of the board at least when wetted out with resin; the board being in a dry, unprocessed state in which it has yet to be transformed from a relatively weak structure into a relatively strong, rigid, structure by being wetted out with resin which is then allowed to cure.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
134 words
A conformable board for use in reinforced synthetic resin constructions, comprising: a plurality of core strips arranged in closely spaced side by side relation with facing edge surfaces of adjacent core strips being of complementary convex and concave shape; fibrous reinforcement material interposed between said facing edge surfaces of the strips and lying against both outer faces of the board; and means for attaching said fibrous reinforcement material to the core strips to form a unitary board, said means being such as to permit bending of the board at least when wetted out with resin; the board being in a dry, unprocessed state in which it has yet to be transformed from a relatively weak structure into a relatively strong, rigid, structure by being wetted out with resin which is then allowed to cure.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
44 words
The board defined in claim 9, wherein said means attaching the fibrous reinforcement material to the core strips comprise parallel rows of stitching, each row extending in the longitudinal direction of the core strips and relative to which the fibrous reinforcement material can slide.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The board defined in claim 9, wherein said means attaching the fibrous reinforcement material to the core strips comprise resin-soluble adhesive.
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