Method for forming a joint between a product formed of composite material, said joint, and said connecting piece for forming said joint

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A method for forming a joint between a product formed of composite material including reinforcing fibers and a connecting piece includes forming the connecting piece with a shoulder within joint region thereof and during the formation of the product guiding the longitudinally extending reinforcing fibers of the composite material as continuous, unitary fibers through a first path within the joint region of the connecting piece toward the connecting piece shoulder, around the shoulder of the connecting piece, and then in a substantially opposite direction through second path within the joint region of the connecting piece to return to the composite material of the product whereby both the, …