Solid braid structure
US5357839A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD10B2505/02
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A solid braid structure comprising a plurality of interlocked layers is created by causing a plurality of package carriers of yarn to move along a plurality of defined serpentine paths by track modules. The track modules extend in a first direction to define a longitudinally extending path corresponding to a first layer of the braid structure and in a second direction to provide at least one crossover path between adjacent serpentine paths. The package carriers which move in the first direction create a first layer of braid and, at a crossover path, move between adjacent serpentine paths to cause the yarn forming the first layer of braid to interlock with the braid of an adjacent layer.
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