LIGHTWEIGHT ECO-CONSCIOUS COMPOSITE UTILITY POLE
Disclosed embodiments include hollow composite utility pole structures and methods of manufacture of the same using ring winding process. Poles may be manufactured using a resin impregnated, or resin wetted filament roving that is wound onto a mandrel from several delivery points arranged circumferentially around mandrel axis. Various pole structures and manufacturing methods are described, including chemically bonded sleeve joint structures for poles of varying size.
» Number: US2019119938A1 (A1)
» Publication Date: 25/04/2019
» Applicant: COMPOSIPOLE INC?[US]
» Inventor: SORENSON THOMAS J?[US]; LARSON B JAY?[US]
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 768737