REINFORCING MEMBER WITH INTERSECTING SUPPORT LEGS

摘要

A reinforced structural member is provided which includes a reinforcing member received in the cavity of a structural member (20). The reinforcing member includes a carrier (28) having divergent, intersecting legs (42, 44) which preferably engage and rest upon the structural member (20), a thermally expandable reinforcing material (30, 34, 36, and 40), and a fastener (32) for coupling the reinforcing material (30, 34, 36, and 40) to the carrier (28). The thermally expandable reinforcing material (30, 34, 36, and 40) is preferably provided as a separate element positioned on the carrier (28), whereby upon activation by heat, the expandable material melts, foams and expands so that after curing, the structural member (20) is bonded to the carrier (28).