US4026747A
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Composite tubing
Assignee: WR Grace and Co
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Filing: 1975-12-15
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Granted: 1977-05-31
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Expires: 1995-12-15
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to the fabrication of composite rigid tubular structures which include a rigidified tubular core member, an initially open-cell resilient foam material helically wrapped about the core member, a layer of reinforcing elements helically wrapped about and radially compressing said foam material, and a thermoset resinous matrix filling the compressed open-cells of said foam material and encapsulating said reinforcing elements.
Inventors
- 👤 John Z. DeLorean
- 👤 Chauncey L. Dirks
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 10:44
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16L; F16L9/00; F16L9/16; F16L59/00; F16L59/02; F16L59/027; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249994; Y10T428/249999
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
The method of making a composite tubular structure comprising longitudinally moving a rigidified continuous tubular core member, impregnating a strip of open-cell resilient foam material with a thermosetting resinous material, wrapping said impregnated foam strip about said core member, wrapping a layer of reinforcing elements about said foam material, urging said reinforcing elements radially inwardly to compress said foam material thereby causing said resinous material to fill the cells of said materials and to expel excess resinous material therefrom to encapsulate said reinforcing elements in said resinous material, and applying heat to hardened said resinous material while maintaining said foam in a compressed condition.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
104 words
The method of making a composite tubular structure comprising longitudinally moving a rigidified continuous tubular core member, impregnating a strip of open-cell resilient foam material with a thermosetting resinous material, wrapping said impregnated foam strip about said core member, wrapping a layer of reinforcing elements about said foam material, urging said reinforcing elements radially inwardly to compress said foam material thereby causing said resinous material to fill the cells of said materials and to expel excess resinous material therefrom to encapsulate said reinforcing elements in said resinous material, and applying heat to hardened said resinous material while maintaining said foam in a compressed condition.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
119 words
The method of making a composite tubular structure comprising longitudinally moving a rigidified continuous tubular core member, impregnating a strip of open-cell resilient foam material with a thermosetting resinous material, wrapping said impregnated foam strip about said core member, wrapping a layer of reinforcing elements about said foam material, urging said reinforcing elements radially inwardly to compress said foam material thereby causing said resinous material to fill the cells of said material and to expel excess resinous material therefrom to encapsulate said reinforcing elements in said resinous material, circumferentially compressing and wiping the wrapped and encapsulated reinforcing elements to remove excess resinous material, and applying heat to harden said resinous material while maintaining said foam in a compressed condition.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
119 words
The method of making a composite tubular structure comprising longitudinally moving a rigidified continuous tubular core member, impregnating a strip of open-cell resilient foam material with a thermosetting resinous material, wrapping said impregnated foam strip about said core member, wrapping a layer of reinforcing elements about said foam material, urging said reinforcing elements radially inwardly to compress said foam material thereby causing said resinous material to fill the cells of said material and to expel excess resinous material therefrom to encapsulate said reinforcing elements in said resinous material, circumferentially compressing and wiping the wrapped and encapsulated reinforcing elements to remove excess resinous material, and applying heat to harden said resinous material while maintaining said foam in a compressed condition.
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