Construction reinforcement with protruding reinforcements
AssigneeNV Bekaert SA
InventorsPeter Straubinger, Henk Cornelus
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Abstract
A fabric (10, 20, 30) adapted for the reinforcement of constructions such as of roads or pavements has a fabric width W2 in a transverse direction. The fabric (10, 20, 30) comprises a carrier (12, 22, 32). The fabric further comprises reinforcement elements (14, 24′, 24″, 34) extending over the fabric width and being fixed or bound to the carrier (12, 22, 32). The carrier (12, 22, 32) has a carrier width W1 that is smaller than the fabric width W2 so that the reinforcement elements (14, 24′, 24″, 34) protrude out of the carrier (12, 22, 32). The advantage is that when two neighbouring fabrics (40, 44) overlap, it is possible to avoid a double layer of carriers.
Claims15
A fabric adapted for the reinforcement of constructions,
- said fabric having a fabric width in a transverse direction,
- said fabric comprising only one level of carrier being a non-woven,
- said fabric further comprising discrete and spaced apart reinforcement elements extending within said fabric width and being fixed or bound to said carrier,
- said carrier having a carrier width that is smaller than said fabric width so that said reinforcement elements protrude out of said carrier, whereby zones of overlapping can be made with only one level of carrier present or without carrier, so that a tack coat or bitumen layer can realize adhesion with the reinforcement elements protruding out of said carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.