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Fabric made from flat thermoplastic melt impregnated tow

US4816327A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 7, 1986
Grant dateMar 28, 1989
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Expiry dateApr 7, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/3594
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Formable twistless woven precursor fabrics, especially in satin or basket weave, made from flat tape of fiber reinforced thermoplastics on a power driven loom. The weft tape is supplied from a rotatable package that is driven in synchronism with the feeding mechanism and a finite tension on the tape is maintained.

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