US4284667A
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Reinforcing member for castable material and process of mixing reinforcing elements with said material
Assignee: Bekaert NV SA
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Filing: 1980-01-18
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Granted: 1981-08-18
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Expires: 2000-01-18
Abstract
Abstract Reinforcing members for the reinforcement of hardenable or settable material such as concrete or mortar are disclosed. The reinforcing members comprise a plurality of wire elements such as fibers united by a binder which loses its binding ability when mixed with the settable material, thereby releasing the elements in a random manner in the matrix. Methods are also disclosed for mixing the reinforcing members in the matrix and for making the reinforcing members.
Inventors
- 👤 Joris Moens
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 07:48
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B18/00; C04B18/02; C04B18/028; C04B14/00; C04B14/38; C04B14/48; C04B28/00; C04B28/02; D; D07; D07B; D07B5/00; D07B5/002; E; E04; E04C; E04C5/00; E04C5/01; E04C5/012; E04C5/07; E04C5/073; E04C5/076; C10; C10M; C10M2205/00; C10M2205/02; C10M2207/00; C10M2207/02; C10M2207/021; C10M2207/022; C10M2207/28; C10M2207/281; C10M2207/282; C10M2207/283; C10M2207/286; C10M2207/287; C10M2207/34; C10M2209/00; C10M2209/02; C10M2209/04; C10M2209/06; C10M2209/062; C10M2209/10; C10M2209/103; C10M2215/00; C10M2215/02; C10M2215/04; C10M2215/042; C10M2215/08; C10M2215/082; C10M2215/086; C10M2215/12; C10M2215/22; C10M2215/221; C10M2215/223; C10M2215/224; C10M2215/225; C10M2215/226; C10M2215/24; C10M2215/26; C10M2215/28; C10M2215/30; C10M2217/00; C10M2217/04; C10M2217/046; C10M2217/06; C10M2223/00; C10M2223/02; C10M2223/04; C10M2223/047; C10M2223/12; C10M2227/00; C10M2227/06; C10M2227/061; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/902; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1052; Y10T156/1062; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249924; Y10T428/249932; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2904; Y10T428/2907; Y10T428/2909; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2922; Y10T428/2925; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/294
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
A process for making a multiplicity of reinforcing members for a castable cementitious matrix material such as mortar or concrete, which process comprises bundling a number of steel wires of a thickness between about 0.1 mm. and 1 mm. by aligning them side by side, dipping the so formed bundle into a bath of hardenable liquid comprising a binder, affectable by a disintegration ingredient suitable to be included in the castable cementitious material, extracting the so wetted bundle from said bath, causing the liquid adherent to said bundle to harden, and chopping said bundle transversely into pieces wherein the individual steel wire pieces have a length to thickness ratio between about 50 and 200.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
114 words
A process for making a multiplicity of reinforcing members for a castable cementitious matrix material such as mortar or concrete, which process comprises bundling a number of steel wires of a thickness between about 0.1 mm. and 1 mm. by aligning them side by side, dipping the so formed bundle into a bath of hardenable liquid comprising a binder, affectable by a disintegration ingredient suitable to be included in the castable cementitious material, extracting the so wetted bundle from said bath, causing the liquid adherent to said bundle to harden, and chopping said bundle transversely into pieces wherein the individual steel wire pieces have a length to thickness ratio between about 50 and 200.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 1 characterized by the fact that the wires are treated continuously in line.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process according to claim 2 characterized by the fact that, by way of bundling, the wires are aligned side by side in parallel relationship in one plane to form a strip.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process according to claim 3 characterized by the fact that the wire strip, before being chopped, is deformed in a direction perpendicular to the strip.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 4 characterized by the fact that, by way of bundling, the wires are twisted together.
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