Spliced elongate member and method
US6672790B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/57
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention discloses an elongate spliced member, particularly a tooth rack for a rapier loom, and a method for making same. The spliced member includes two elongate member segments joined at respective ends and having at least one through aperture positioned laterally from a respective first side to a second side adjacent the joined ends. An elongate recess is formed on opposed surfaces of the member segments, and each recess surrounds a respective aperture and communicates with the respective joined end of the segments. A carbon fiber strand is wound alternately through the aperture in each of the segments to splice the segments together end-to-end. The spliced member has the functional characteristics equivalent to an integrally formed member of the same length.
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