Fluoropolymer fiber composite bundle
AssigneeGore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
InventorsNorman Clough, David Lutz, Gary Harp
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Abstract
A rope comprising a plurality of bundle groups, each of said bundle groups having a periphery and comprising a plurality of high strength fibers, at least one low coefficient of friction fiber disposed around at least a portion of the periphery of at least one of the bundle groups.
Claims20
A rope comprising
- a. a plurality of bundle groups, each of said bundle groups having a periphery and comprising a plurality of high strength fibers,
- b. at least one low coefficient of friction fiber disposed around at least a portion of said periphery of at least one of said bundle groups.
A bundle group for use in a rope comprising a periphery and comprising a plurality of high strength fibers and at least one low coefficient of friction fiber disposed around at least a portion of said periphery of said bundle group.
A bundle for use in a rope comprising a periphery and comprising a plurality of high strength fibers and at least one low coefficient of friction fiber disposed around at least a portion of said periphery of said bundle.
A method of making a rope having a plurality of bundle groups comprising the step of disposing around at least one of said bundle groups a low coefficient of friction fiber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.