Mesh and apparatus for forming and/or using mesh
AssigneeKaynemaile Limited
InventorKayne Horsham
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Abstract
A method of forming a mesh by a moulding a link element around other link elements to form a mesh in which the interlinking link elements are formed as continuous unjoined loops by a moulding process. An apparatus for forming a mesh including a plurality of first cavities for accommodating first link elements and a plurality of second cavities for forming interlinking link elements. The method and apparatus allow the continuous production of mesh formed of a range of materials including plastics materials.
Claims20
An apparatus to form a mesh, the apparatus comprising:
- a mold that includes a first plurality of cavities and a second plurality of cavities that are positioned separately within the mold, the first and second plurality of cavities configured to hold a first and second plurality of preformed link elements, the mold being structured with a plurality of molding cavities that are dimensioned and arranged to pass through and separate from the first and second plurality of cavities and the first and second preformed link element configured to be held therein,
- wherein the apparatus, in use, is configured to advance the first plurality of preformed link elements from the first plurality of cavities to the second plurality of cavities, and for each advancement to hold the second plurality of preformed link elements in the first plurality of cavities, and
- the apparatus is, in use, further configured to mold a plurality of new link elements through and separate from the first and second plurality of preformed link elements held in the plurality of first and second cavities so as to interconnect the first and second plurality of preformed link elements with the plurality of new link elements to form a continuous mesh of interconnected link elements.
An apparatus for forming a mesh comprising a mechanical mold structure that operates to:
- advance a first plurality of formed link elements from a first set of positions to a second set of positions within a mold, the first set of positions different from the second set of positions;
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- for each advancement of the first plurality of formed link elements, position a second set of formed link elements in the first set of positions;
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- mold a plurality of new link elements in the mold through and separate from the first and second pluralities of formed link elements that are positioned in the first set of positions and the second set of positions so as to interconnect the plurality of formed link elements that are positioned in the first and second set of positions with the new link elements to form a continuous mesh of interconnected link elements.
A mesh formed of link elements wherein interlinking link elements are formed as continuous un-joined loops by a molding process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.