METHOD AND DEVICE FOR APPLICATION OF STRUCTURAL MATERIALS
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1. A material comprising:
- a pre-activation state, and the material in the pre-activation state includes;
a viscosity and the viscosity of the material is sufficient so that a pressure of applying the material is enough to move the material through one or more through holes in an article of manufacture, and the material conforms to the one or more through holes to self-anchor the material to the article of manufacture to resist pull-though.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a method of applying activatable material to a member of an article of manufacture such as an automotive vehicle. According to the method, the activatable material is provided to an applicator followed by applying the activatable material to the member wherein the activatable material is attached by way of a mechanical interlock via one or more through-holes.
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1. A material comprising:
a pre-activation state, and the material in the pre-activation state includes; a viscosity and the viscosity of the material is sufficient so that a pressure of applying the material is enough to move the material through one or more through holes in an article of manufacture, and the material conforms to the one or more through holes to self-anchor the material to the article of manufacture to resist pull-though. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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