TANK ASSEMBLY, RELATED METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND REINFORCEMENT METHOD

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20130221010A1
SERIAL NO

13405994

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A tank assembly includes an elongated plastic tubular pipe structure and at least one end wall or internal bulkhead wall attached to the plastic tubular pipe structure. The end wall or internal bulkhead wall is a composite unit formed by a plastic sheet member sized to cover a cross-sectional area defined by the tubular pipe structure and a composite reinforcement strip bonded to the plastic sheet member. The composite reinforcement strip includes an elongated plastic base portion having a plurality of spaced apart ribs extending from a first side thereof and lengthwise therealong, each rib comprising an elongated metal reinforcement encased in plastic, the plastic base portion having a second side abutting against a surface of the plastic sheet member. Other structures can be reinforced using composite strips that are electrofusion welded to one or more walls of the structure.

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CONTECH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS LLC9025 CENTRE POINTE DRIVE SUITE 400 WEST CHESTER OH 45069

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Pinder, Robert R Chelsea, CA 1 0
Sanders, Darrell J Mason, US 15 46

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