Innerduct structure containing monofilament jacketed woven rope
AssigneeMilliken & Company
InventorSteven L. Bedingfield
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Abstract
An article containing an innerduct structure and a woven rope located within the innerduct structure. The woven rope an inner portion comprising a plurality of multifilament fibers in the length direction of the woven rope and a jacket portion covering the inner portion. The jacket portion contains a plurality of monofilament fibers in the length direction of the woven rope and at least one multifilament fiber in the circumferential direction interwoven with the monofilament fibers in the length direction of the jacket portion. The monofilament fibers of the jacket portion form the majority of the outer surface of the woven rope.
Claims20
An article comprising:
- an innerduct structure;
- and,
- a woven rope having a length direction, a circumferential direction, and an outer surface, wherein the woven rope is located within the innerduct and comprises:
- an inner portion comprising a plurality of multifilament yarns in the length direction of the woven rope;
- and,
- a jacket portion, wherein the jacket portion covers the inner portion, wherein the jacket portion comprises a plurality of monofilament yarns in the length direction of the woven rope and at least one multifilament yarn in the circumferential direction interwoven with the monofilament yarns in the length direction of the jacket portion and is in a continuous looping spiral along the length of the rope, wherein the monofilament yarns form the majority outer surface of the woven rope, and wherein the multifilament yarns in the inner portion of the rope are in intimate contact with the monofilament yarns in the jacket portion of the rope.
An article comprising:
- a conduit;
- an innerduct located within the conduit;
- and,
- a woven rope having a length direction, a circumferential direction, and an outer surface, wherein the woven rope is located within the innerduct and comprises:
- an inner portion comprising a plurality of multifilament yarns in the length direction of the woven rope;
- and,
- a jacket portion, wherein the jacket portion covers the inner portion, wherein the jacket portion comprises a plurality of monofilament yarns in the length direction of the woven rope and at least one multifilament yarn in the circumferential direction interwoven with the monofilament yarns in the length direction of the jacket portion and is in a continuous looping spiral along the length of the rope, wherein the monofilament yarns form the majority outer surface of the woven rope, and wherein the multifilament yarns in the inner portion of the rope are in intimate contact with the monofilament yarns in the jacket portion of the rope.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.