Inflatable fabrics comprising basket-woven attachment points between fabric panels
US6220309A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T442/3179
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An all-woven inflatable fabric having areas of two layers and attachment points or "seams" where single layers of fabric are formed. Such single fabric layers are constructed solely through the utilization of basket weave patterns. These specific single fabric layers provide a relatively effective manner of reducing air permeability within the entire fabric article by decreasing the possibility of yarn shifting upon inflation of the inflatable fabric. Alternatively, the presence of at least a second single fabric layer area adjacent to the first and separated by a narrow double fabric layer can further reduce the possibility of yarn shifting in the first single fabric layer area. Such a fabric may be utilized in numerous and various applications wherein fabric inflation is desired or necessary. In particular, the inventive fabric may be incorporated within an airbag cushion.
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