Three dimensional woven fabric connector
US5533693A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24132
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A three dimensional woven fabric connector includes a first generally planar section of flexible fabric composed of fibers which run lengthwise and are interwoven with fibers that run crosswise generally at right angles to the lengthwise fibers, and a second generally planar section of flexible fabric composed of lengthwise and crosswise fibers interwoven generally at right angles to one another. The second section of fabric is interwoven with the first section along an intersection of the two sections, with at least one lengthwise fiber being common to the two sections. At least some of the crosswise fibers of each section extend from that section through the intersection to the other section.
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