Method of making a rigid fiber grid
OwnerDonald E. WHEATLEYinventor
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Abstract
A method of making a rigid fiber mesh grid includes forming a plurality of substantially rigidified elongated rods formed from fiber strands and forming a plurality of substantially round cross section wrapped fiber tows and tensioning the plurality of wrapped fiber tows in parallel to one another at predetermined laterally spaced intervals. The wrapped fiber tows are wetted with an adhesive. The plurality of substantially rigidified elongated rods are placed on top of and generally perpendicular to the plurality of wetted wrapped fiber tows at spaced intervals. The adhesive is then cured to secure the elongated rods to the plurality of wrapped fiber tows.
Claims15
A method of making a rigid fiber mesh grid, comprising the steps of:
- forming a plurality of substantially rigidified elongated rods formed from fiber strands;
- forming a plurality of substantially round cross section wrapped fiber tows;
- tensioning the plurality of wrapped fiber tows in parallel to one another at predetermined laterally spaced intervals;
- wetting the wrapped fiber tows with an adhesive;
- placing said plurality of substantially rigidified elongated rods on top of and generally perpendicular to the plurality of wetted wrapped fiber tows at spaced intervals;
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- curing the adhesive to secure the elongated rods to the plurality of wrapped fiber tows.
A method of making a rigid fiber mesh grid, comprising the steps of:
- forming a plurality of substantially rigidified elongated rods formed from fiber strands;
- forming a first plurality of substantially round cross section wrapped fiber tows;
- tensioning the plurality of wrapped fiber tows in parallel to one another at predetermined laterally spaced intervals;
- wetting the wrapped fiber tows with an adhesive;
- placing said plurality of substantially rigidified elongated rods on top of and generally perpendicular to the plurality of coated wrapped fiber tows at spaced intervals;
- forming a second plurality of substantially round cross section wrapped fiber tows in parallel to one another at predetermined laterally spaced intervals, wetting the second plurality of wrapped fiber tows with an adhesive, and applying said second plurality of wrapped fiber tows over top of said plurality of substantially rigidified elongated rods while supported by the first plurality of wetted wrapped fiber tows;
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- curing the adhesive to secure the elongated rods to the first and second pluralities of wrapped fiber tows.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.