Extruded netting exhibiting stretch and bonding
AssigneeLeucadia, Inc.
InventorsHans O. Cederblad, Mark W. Lorenson
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Abstract
Extruded net with at least some strands which melt away upon the application of heat while other strands maintain elastic, or other desirable, properties. This netting is advantageously combined with a fabric in which the low melting strands function as an adhesive, while the high melting strands maintain their designed properties in the final laminate product.
Claims26
Fiber formed extruded net comprised of integrally joined crossing strands of thermoplastic resin material, the crossing strands including a first set of strands and a second set of strands, the second set of strands intersecting the first set of strands, and forming intersections, the intersections being formed as part of the extrusion process, wherein at least one strand of the first set of strands is made from a relatively low melting point (LMP) material and the second set of strands, which form the fiber formed extruded net, being made from a relatively higher melting point (HMP) material, relative to the material of the LMP strand(s), and wherein the crossing strands are at least partially integrally joined to each other forming a direct strand-to-strand bond at the intersection.
The net of claim 3 wherein the LMP strands are comprised of a blend of EVA and VLDPE.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.