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Low-friction fabric bearing
Assignee: Torrington Co Ltd
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Filing: 1973-07-03
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Granted: 1978-02-21
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Expires: 1993-07-03
Abstract
Abstract Improved wear and load-carrying properties result for a resin-impregnated fabric bearing wherein the bearing surface includes, as the most significant fabric component, a yarn which is a compounded bundle of sized TFE filaments and sized filaments of high-temperature nylon, in the proportion of at least no more than 50 percent TFE by volume. The yarn is loosely twisted, to the extent that after construction of a fabric with said yarn, the yarn is fully washable, to remove the sizing, down to the innermost filaments. This enables full impregnation of the fabric with synthetic resin, and curing in substantially intimate and continuous and void-free relation of the resin to all filaments within the yarn of the fabric.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard J. Matt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 19:02
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C33/00; F16C33/02; F16C33/04; F16C33/20; F16C33/201; D; D02; D02G; D02G3/00; D02G3/44; D02G3/447; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249922; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2922; Y10T428/2925; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/2936; Y10T428/2964; Y10T428/2967; Y10T428/2969; Y10T428/2971; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/20; Y10T442/2008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A size-free low-friction fabric for void-free impregnation with a curable synthetic resin, said fabric being the washed product of construction from a yarn comprising a compounded bundle of sized TFE filaments and sized filaments of a high-temperature nylon in the proportion of at least no more than 50 percent TFE by volume and loosely twisted to an extent not substantially exceeding three twists per inch; whereby, when said fabric is embodied in a bearing surface potted with a synthetic resin, the resin may be induced to flow into and throughout the cleaned and loose yarn bundle, for substantially intimate and continuous and void-free consolidation therewith.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A size-free low-friction fabric for void-free impregnation with a curable synthetic resin, said fabric being the washed product of construction from a yarn comprising a compounded bundle of sized TFE filaments and sized filaments of a high-temperature nylon in the proportion of at least no more than 50 percent TFE by volume and loosely twisted to an extent not substantially exceeding three twists per inch; whereby, when said fabric is embodied in a bearing surface potted with a synthetic resin, the resin may be induced to flow into and throughout the cleaned and loose yarn bundle, for substantially intimate and continuous and void-free consolidation therewith.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
A fabric according to claim 1, in which said filaments are substantially continuous.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A fabric according to claim 1, in which said TFE filaments are in the proportion ranging from 20 to 30 percent by volume.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A fabric according to claim 1, in which said TFE filaments are etched filaments.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A low-friction bearing fabric according to claim 1, wherein the construction is a braid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A low-friction bearing fabric according to claim 1, wherein the construction is a knit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A low-friction bearing fabric according to claim 1, wherein the construction is a weave.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
61 words
A bearing element comprising a body with a bearing surface, said body including a size-free fabric constructed to present at said surface a loosely twisted yarn comprising size-free TFE filaments and high-temperature nylon filaments as the most predominant components, said body also comprising a cured synthetic resin in substantially intimate and continuous and void-free consolidation with all filaments of said fabric.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
61 words
A bearing element comprising a body with a bearing surface, said body including a size-free fabric constructed to present at said surface a loosely twisted yarn comprising size-free TFE filaments and high-temperature nylon filaments as the most predominant components, said body also comprising a cured synthetic resin in substantially intimate and continuous and void-free consolidation with all filaments of said fabric.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
A bearing element according to claim 8, in which said TFE filaments and said high-temperature nylon filaments are in the proportion of at least no more than 50 percent TFE by volume.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
A bearing element according to claim 9, in which the TFE filaments and high-temperature nylon filaments are in the proportion of 20 to 30 percent TFE by volume.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
111 words
A size-free low-friction fabric for void-free impregnation with a curable synthetic resin, said fabric being the washed product of construction from a yarn comprising a compounded bundle of TFE filaments and filaments of a high-temperature nylon in the proportion of at least no more than 50 percent TFE by volume and loosely twisted to the extent that an uncured synthetic resin will be self-wicking to yarn filaments throughout the body of the yarn; whereby, when said fabric is embodied in a bearing surface potted with a synthetic resin, the resin may be induced to flow into and throughout the loose yarn bundle, for substantially intimate and continuous and void-free consolidation therewith.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
111 words
A size-free low-friction fabric for void-free impregnation with a curable synthetic resin, said fabric being the washed product of construction from a yarn comprising a compounded bundle of TFE filaments and filaments of a high-temperature nylon in the proportion of at least no more than 50 percent TFE by volume and loosely twisted to the extent that an uncured synthetic resin will be self-wicking to yarn filaments throughout the body of the yarn; whereby, when said fabric is embodied in a bearing surface potted with a synthetic resin, the resin may be induced to flow into and throughout the loose yarn bundle, for substantially intimate and continuous and void-free consolidation therewith.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
105 words
A size-free low-friction fabric for void-free impregnation with a curable synthetic resin, said fabric being the washed product of construction from a yarn comprising a compounded bundle of sized TFE filaments and sized filaments of a bondable material in the proportion of at least no more than 50 percent TFE by volume and loosely twisted to an extent not substantially exceeding three twists per inch; whereby, when said fabric is embodied in a bearing surface potted with a synthetic resin, the resin may be induced to flow into and throughout the cleaned and loose yarn bundle, for substantially intimate and continuous and void-free consolidation therewith.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
105 words
A size-free low-friction fabric for void-free impregnation with a curable synthetic resin, said fabric being the washed product of construction from a yarn comprising a compounded bundle of sized TFE filaments and sized filaments of a bondable material in the proportion of at least no more than 50 percent TFE by volume and loosely twisted to an extent not substantially exceeding three twists per inch; whereby, when said fabric is embodied in a bearing surface potted with a synthetic resin, the resin may be induced to flow into and throughout the cleaned and loose yarn bundle, for substantially intimate and continuous and void-free consolidation therewith.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
59 words
A bearing element comprising a body with a bearing surface, said body including a size-free fabric constructed to present at said surface a loosely twisted yarn comprising TFE filaments and bondable-material filaments as the most predominant components, said body also comprising a cured synthetic resin in substantially intimate and continuous and void-free consolidation with all filaments of said fabric.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
59 words
A bearing element comprising a body with a bearing surface, said body including a size-free fabric constructed to present at said surface a loosely twisted yarn comprising TFE filaments and bondable-material filaments as the most predominant components, said body also comprising a cured synthetic resin in substantially intimate and continuous and void-free consolidation with all filaments of said fabric.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
111 words
A size-free low-friction fabric for void-free impregnation with a curable synthetic resin, said fabric being the washed product of construction from a yarn comprising a compounded bundle of TFE filaments and filaments of a bondable material in the proportion of at least no more than 50 percent TFE by volume and loosely twisted to the extent that an uncured synthetic resin will be self-wicking to yarn filaments throughout the body of the yarn; whereby, when said fabric is embodied in a bearing surface potted with a synthetic resin, the resin may be induced to flow into and throughout the loose yarn bundle, for substantially intimate and continuous and void-free consolidation therewith.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
111 words
A size-free low-friction fabric for void-free impregnation with a curable synthetic resin, said fabric being the washed product of construction from a yarn comprising a compounded bundle of TFE filaments and filaments of a bondable material in the proportion of at least no more than 50 percent TFE by volume and loosely twisted to the extent that an uncured synthetic resin will be self-wicking to yarn filaments throughout the body of the yarn; whereby, when said fabric is embodied in a bearing surface potted with a synthetic resin, the resin may be induced to flow into and throughout the loose yarn bundle, for substantially intimate and continuous and void-free consolidation therewith.
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