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Method of manufacturing glue-laminated wood structural member with synthetic fiber reinforcement
Assignee: OREGON CASCADES WEST COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
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Filing: 1994-07-22
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Granted: 1995-10-10
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Expires: 2014-07-22
Abstract
Abstract A method of manufacturing a glue laminated structural wood member for bearing a structural load includes bonding together multiple elongate wood segments and a synthetic fiber reinforcement with their lengths generally aligned with the length of the member. The synthetic fiber reinforcement includes multiple synthetic fiber strands held within a resin matrix.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel A. Tingley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 19:39
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C70/00; B29C70/04; B29C70/28; B29C70/54; B27; B27D; B27D1/00; B27N; B27N3/00; B27N3/06; B29C37/00; B29C37/0078; B29C37/0082; B29C59/00; B29C70/02; B29C70/021; B29C70/025; B29C70/06; B29C70/08; B29C70/083; B29C70/086; B29C70/088; B29C70/40; B29C70/50; B29C70/52; B29C70/521; B29C70/525; B29C70/58; B29C70/64; B32; B32B; B32B21/00; B32B21/04; B32B21/08; B32B21/10; B32B27/00; B32B27/32; B32B27/34; B32B5/00; B32B5/02; B32B5/08; B32B5/12; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; B32B9/00; B32B9/005; B32B9/007; D; D04; D04H; D04H3/00; D04H3/02; D04H5/00; D04H5/04; D04H5/08; E; E04; E04C; E04C3/00; E04C3/02; E04C3/12; E04C3/17; E04C3/18; E04C3/185; E04C3/29; E04C5/00; E04C5/07; B32B2262/00; B32B2262/02; B32B2262/0253; B32B2262/0261; B32B2262/0269; B32B2262/10; B32B2262/106; B32B2305/00; B32B2305/07; B32B2305/08; B32B2313/00; B32B2313/04; B32B2317/00; B32B2317/16; B32B2323/00; B32B2323/04; B32B2377/00; B32B2553/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1052; Y10T156/108; Y10T156/1082
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
In a method of manufacturing glue laminated wood structural member for bearing a structural load, the glue laminated wood structural member having a finished width upon completing of manufacture, the improvement comprising: bonding plural elongate wood laminae together with their lengths generally aligned with the longitudinal axis of the glue laminated wood member, each of the wood laminae having a laminae width greater than the finished width; bonding a synthetic tension reinforcement having plural tension fiber strands held within a resin matrix to at least one of the wood laminae in the tension portion of the structural member, the synthetic tension reinforcement having a reinforcement width matched to that of the finished width; and planing the wood laminae to the finished width.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
In a method of manufacturing glue laminated wood structural member for bearing a structural load, the glue laminated wood structural member having a finished width upon completing of manufacture, the improvement comprising: bonding plural elongate wood laminae together with their lengths generally aligned with the longitudinal axis of the glue laminated wood member, each of the wood laminae having a laminae width greater than the finished width; bonding a synthetic tension reinforcement having plural tension fiber strands held within a resin matrix to at least one of the wood laminae in the tension portion of the structural member, the synthetic tension reinforcement having a reinforcement width matched to that of the finished width; and planing the wood laminae to the finished width.
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