Title:
BONDED AND STITCHED COMPOSITE STRUCTURE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/149379
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method of forming a composite structure (50) can include providing a plurality of composite panels (10) of material, each composite panel (10) having a plurality of holes (26) extending through the panel. An adhesive layer (30) is applied to each composite panel (10) and an adjoining layer (40) is applied over the adhesive layer (30). The method also includes stitching the composite panels (10), adhesive layer (30), and adjoining layer (40) together by passing a length of a flexible connecting element (58) into the plurality of holes (26) in the composite panels (10). At least the adhesive layer (30) is cured to bond the composite panels (10) together and thereby form the composite structure (50).
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Inventors:
ZALEWSKI BART F (US)
DIAL WILLIAM B (US)
DIAL WILLIAM B (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/035532
Publication Date:
January 03, 2013
Filing Date:
April 27, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ZIN TECHNOLOGIES INC (US)
ZALEWSKI BART F (US)
DIAL WILLIAM B (US)
ZALEWSKI BART F (US)
DIAL WILLIAM B (US)
International Classes:
F16B5/12; B64F5/00; F16B12/00
Foreign References:
| US20020180238A1 | 2002-12-05 | |||
| KR20090029167A | 2009-03-20 | |||
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| US20090278371A1 | 2009-11-12 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PITZER, Gary, J. (Sundheim Covell & Tummino LLP,1300 East Ninth Street, Suite 170, Cleveland OH, US)
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