Tubular glass fiber package and method

A tubular package of continuous sized glass fiber strand or strands having a substantially cylindrical shape, comprising:

• (a) continuous glass fiber strand or strands wound in superimposed annular layers, and
• (b) exterior fiberous net providing minimal adhesive support to at least the external peripheral surface of the superimposed annular layers of glass fiber strand or strands by being constructed of fibers or strands having a tacky surface so that the glass fiber strand or strands can be removed from the package from the inside to the outside of the package with a reduced tendency for the package to collapse as the strand or strands are being removed, and with good strand payout and with minimal strand fuzzing.

A tubular package of continuous sized glass fiber strand or strands having a substantially cylindrical shape, comprising:

• (a) continuous sized glass fiber strand or strands wound in superimposed annular layers of equal axial lengths, and
• (b) external fibrous net constructed of fibers selected from the group consisting of polyesters, polyacrylonitrile, cellulose acetate, celulose nitrate, regenerated cellulose, and polyamide,
• (c) at least one longitudinal strip of adhesive on the external surface of the net minimally contacting the exterior layers of the strands so that the net with the strip of adhesive provides minimal adhesive support to at least the external peripheral surface of the superimposed annular layers of strands so that the glass fiber strand or strands can be removed from the inside to the outside of the package with a reduced tendency for the package to collapse as the strand or strands are being removed, and with good strand payout and minimal fuzzing of the strand or strands.

A tubular package of continuous sized glass fiber strand or strands having a generally cylindrical shape, comprising:

• (a) continuous sized glass fiber strand or strands that have been treated with an aqueous coating solution of a polyester resin thermoplastic material wherein the polyester was present in an amount of around 6 to around 7 weight percent of the aqueous coating solution wound and that are wound in superimposed annular layers of equal axial length, and
• (b) exterior fibrous net constructed of polyester resin fibers that have a width of around 1/96 of an inch to around 1/4 of an inch and wherein the fibers are woven to allow for 16 square spaces per square inch of the net wherein each space is around 1/4 inch square, sufficient to cover the peripheral surface of the superimposed annular layers of glass fiber strands from almost the bottom of the layers to almost the top of the layers, and
• (c) three longitudinal strips of high temperature adhesive tape located at 120.degree. intervals on the external surface of the net minimally contacting the exterior layers of strands so that the exterior fibrous net with the three strips of adhesive tape provides minimal adhesive support to at least the exterior layers of superimposed annular layers of strands.

A tubular package of continuous sized glass fiber strand or strands having a generally cylindrical shape, comprising:

• (a) continuous sized glass fiber strands wound in superimposed annular layers to form a tubular, generally cylindrical shaped package, and so that the glass fiber strand or strands can be removed from the inside to the outside of the package with a reduced tendency for the package to collapse as the strand or strands are being removed, and with good strand payout and minimal fuzzing of the strand or strands.
• (b) external fibrous net constructed of polyester fibers and fibers coated with an elastomeric latex, wherein the elastomeric latex coated fibers constitute the weft of the net and the polyester fibers constitute the warp of the net so that the net provides minimal adhesive support to enable the removal of the glass fiber strand or strands from the inside to the outside of the package with a reduced tendency for the package to collapse as the strand or strands are being removed, and with good strand payout from the package and with minimal fuzzing of the strand or strands.