US2664375A
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Method for producing an open mesh fabric of glass fibers
Assignee: Owens Corning
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Filing: 1949-06-09
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Granted: 1953-12-29
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Expires: 1969-06-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Slayter Games
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:44
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04H; D04H3/00; D04H3/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S264/00; Y10S264/81; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/05; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/14; Y10T29/142
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
THE METHOD OF PRODUCING AN OPEN MESH FABRIC OF GLASS FIBERS WHICH COMPRISES FORMING AND GATHERING MULTIPLE GLASS FIBERS INTO AN ENDLESS STRAND, HELICALLY WINDING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF THE STRAND ABOUT A HOUSING WITH THE STRANDS IN ONE LAYER BEING ANGULARLY DISPOSED WITH RESPECT TO THE STRANDS IN THE ADJACENT LAYERS, REMOVING THE LAYERS FROM THE HOUSING IN A BODY, SAID LAYERS BEING CUT ALONG A LINE CROSSWISE OF THE HOUSING IN ORDER TO EFFECT SUCH REMOVAL, STRETCHING THE BODY IN ONE OR MORE PLANAR DIRECTIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY TO ENLARGE THE BODY WHILE DECREASING ITS WALL THICKNESS AS A RESULT OF THE RELATIVE ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN STRANDS IN EACH LAYER AND THE ANGULAR ADJUSTMENT OF STRANDS IN ADJACENT LAYERS AS WELL AS THE RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF THE FIBERS IN THE STRANDS, AND THEN FACING SAID BODY WHILE THE BODY IS IN A UNIPLANAR POSITION WITH ONE OR MORE LAYERS OF A GLASS FABRIC HAVING THE FIBERS THEREIN EXTENDING IN PARALLEL RELATION AND GENERALLY IN A DIRECTION WHICH IS ANGULAR WITH RESPECT TO THE FIBERS IN THE BODY.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
175 words
THE METHOD OF PRODUCING AN OPEN MESH FABRIC OF GLASS FIBERS WHICH COMPRISES FORMING AND GATHERING MULTIPLE GLASS FIBERS INTO AN ENDLESS STRAND, HELICALLY WINDING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF THE STRAND ABOUT A HOUSING WITH THE STRANDS IN ONE LAYER BEING ANGULARLY DISPOSED WITH RESPECT TO THE STRANDS IN THE ADJACENT LAYERS, REMOVING THE LAYERS FROM THE HOUSING IN A BODY, SAID LAYERS BEING CUT ALONG A LINE CROSSWISE OF THE HOUSING IN ORDER TO EFFECT SUCH REMOVAL, STRETCHING THE BODY IN ONE OR MORE PLANAR DIRECTIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY TO ENLARGE THE BODY WHILE DECREASING ITS WALL THICKNESS AS A RESULT OF THE RELATIVE ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN STRANDS IN EACH LAYER AND THE ANGULAR ADJUSTMENT OF STRANDS IN ADJACENT LAYERS AS WELL AS THE RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF THE FIBERS IN THE STRANDS, AND THEN FACING SAID BODY WHILE THE BODY IS IN A UNIPLANAR POSITION WITH ONE OR MORE LAYERS OF A GLASS FABRIC HAVING THE FIBERS THEREIN EXTENDING IN PARALLEL RELATION AND GENERALLY IN A DIRECTION WHICH IS ANGULAR WITH RESPECT TO THE FIBERS IN THE BODY.
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