Abstract:
This invention provides a braided tubular sleeve having increased abrasion resistance. The braided tubular sleeve according to this invention have a resilient self-conforming "springback" property which enables the sleeve to conform in close contact with the surface of substrates, such as wire or cable bundles. The increased abrasion resistance is provided by braiding in with the resilient plastic yarns about one to about twenty ends of a resilient monofilament yarn such as nylon for every two ends of a resilient engineering plastic monofilament yarn such as polyester.
Abstract:
A rope assembly which floats on water comprises a load-bearing rope (e.g. of polyamide or polyester fibres or filaments), a layer of buoyant, substantially non-absorbent, flexible material (e.g. closed-cell plastics foam) arranged around the rope, and a flexible jacket (e.g. of polyamide, polyester or polypropylene fibres or filaments) outside the buoyant layer holding it in place, the buoyant material being present in such quantity that the rope assembly will float on water.
Abstract:
An improved safety mooring line of the type having an inner high stretch ety line and an outer high strength, low elongate synthetic fiber strength member also has an armor layer of a high strength, heat resistant synthetic fiber material braided over the safety line underneath the strength member. The armor layer is braided with a high braid angle so that it can elongate when the strength member parts, yet insulate the safety line from the heat and flailing ends of the strength member resulting from the released energy of parting.
Abstract:
A flexible cable comprises a plurality of substantially parallel, textile core threads and an external sheath, in which cable cohesion is provided by a binder which is applied in a discontinuous manner to the threads to bond the core threads to one another to form a core. The same or additional binder is used to bond the core to the sheath. An electrical conductor element may be provided centrally of the core and the sheath preferably is braided in position about the core. In addition to the beneficial properties associated with totally impregnated cables, the cables of this invention possess a very high flexibility. These cables or ropes can be used for all applications in which flexibility and strength are the principally desired qualities including, for example, motorway crash barriers, oceanography, ballooning, and fixing floating stations in the sea.
Abstract:
A reinforced plastic rod is produced by placing resin impregnated fibres within a tube of deformable openwork construction, for example braided or knitted material, arranged so that elongation of the tube results in a decrease in its cross section, elongating the tube so that it compacts the resin and fibres and also squeezes out excess resin through the openwork tube, and then curing the resin.