Wire mesh products and manufacturing systems and methods therefore
AssigneeRiverdale Mills Corporation
InventorJames M. KNOTT, JR.
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Abstract
A wire-mesh is disclosed that is formed of wires in a warp direction bonded to wires in a fill direction that is mutually orthogonal with respect to the warp direction, wherein the wire-mesh includes at least one gap that extends in any of the warp direction or the fill direction, the gap being formed of mutually-contiguous breaks in any of the warp direction wires and the fill direction wires, the gap facilitating separation of the wire-mesh.
Claims21
A wire-mesh formed of wires in a warp direction bonded to wires in a fill direction that is mutually orthogonal with respect to the warp direction, wherein the wire-mesh includes at least one gap that extends in any of the warp direction or the fill direction, the gap being formed of mutually-contiguous breaks in any of the warp direction wires and the fill direction wires, the gap facilitating separation of the wire mesh.
A wire processing system for providing manufactured Wire Mesh, said wire processing system comprising of:
- an input end for receiving a plurality of line wires in a machine direction;
- a cross-direction input station for providing a cross wire;
- a welding station for receiving the cross wire and the plurality of line wires, said welding station providing that the cross wire is welded to the plurality of line wires, forming a Wire Mesh;
- an advancing system for advancing the Wire Mesh in the machine direction, providing that, additional cross wires may be introduced to the Wire Mesh and welded at the welding station;
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- a selective cutting system for selectively cutting a plurality of wires in the Wire Mesh as it moves in the machine direction, the plurality of cuts demarking distinct panels that may be readily separated from one another following processing.
A method of processing wire for providing manufactured Wire Mesh, said method comprising of:
- receiving a plurality of line wires in a machine direction;
- providing a cross wire to a welding station in a cross-machine direction;
- welding the cross wire to the plurality of line wires, forming a Wire Mesh;
- advancing the Wire Mesh in the machine direction, providing that additional cross wires may be introduced to the Wire Mesh and welded at the welding station;
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- selectively cutting a plurality of wires in the Wire Mesh as it moves in the machine direction, the plurality of cuts demarking distinct panels that may be readily separated from one another following processing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.