Flexible composite systems and methods
AssigneeAvient Protective Materials B.V.
InventorsChristopher Michael Adams, Wesley Edward Hatcher, Keith Joel McDaniels
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Abstract
In various embodiments, an improved flexible-composite material is described that comprises at least one scrim constructed from at least two unidirectional tape layers bonded together and at least one woven fabric, non-woven fabric, or membrane bonded to the scrim. In various embodiments, the unidirectional tape layers comprise a plurality of parallel fiber bundles comprising monofilaments within an adhesive resin. In various embodiments, the fiber bundles are separated by gaps that can be filled in by adhesive or non-adhesive resin.
Claims10
A method of manufacturing a flexible-composite material, the method comprising:
- producing gapped unidirectional tape layers comprising spaced-apart fiber bundles, each fiber bundle consisting of a plurality of parallel monofilaments, by combining said monofilaments with a polymer resin and pultruding said monofilaments through a rotary die such that said fiber bundles are parallel and separated by adhesive and fiber free gaps;
- producing a scrim by combining at least two of said unidirectional tape layers together at a bias;
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- bonding at least one of a woven fabric, a nonwoven fabric, a film layer, or a membrane layer on one or both sides of said scrim to produce the flexible-composite material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.