Flexible composite lap joint for trailer flooring

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8950144
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13012899

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A composite lap joint for the assembly of a first and a second floor board from a plurality of boards, used to make the floor for a vehicular trailer, each board composed of a layer of wood at the top side and a layer of fiber reinforced composite at the bottom side, wherein the composite layer is at least partly bonded to the wood layer; the composite layer of a first board forming a lip, wherein the lip is a lateral extension of the composite layer and the lip is disposed under the bottom side recess of an adjacent second board to form a composite joint, whereby the joint provides improved flexibility, moisture sealing ability at the seam of the joint and higher strength to the edges of the boards.

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HAVCO WOOD PRODUCTS LLC3200 EAST OUTER ROAD SCOTT CITY MO 63780

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Padmanabhan, Gopalkrishna Fenton, US 15 387

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