Spliced elongate member and method
OwnerGeorge W. Davisinventor
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Abstract
The invention discloses an elongate spliced member, particularly a tooth rack for a rapier loom, and a method for making same. The spliced member includes two elongate member segments joined at respective ends and having at least one through aperture positioned laterally from a respective first side to a second side adjacent the joined ends. An elongate recess is formed on opposed surfaces of the member segments, and each recess surrounds a respective aperture and communicates with the respective joined end of the segments. A carbon fiber strand is wound alternately through the aperture in each of the segments to splice the segments together end-to-end. The spliced member has the functional characteristics equivalent to an integrally formed member of the same length.
Claims19
An elongate spliced member comprising:
- (a) first and second elongate member segments of predetermined length positioned and joined at respective ends to define the spliced member having a length which is the sum of the predetermined lengths of the first and second elongate members;
- (b) at least one through aperture positioned in each of the first and second elongate member segments laterally from a respective first side to a second side adjacent the joined ends;
- (c) an elongate recess formed on opposed surfaces of each of the first and second elongate member segments, each said recess surrounding a respective aperture and communicating with the respective joined end of the first and second elongate member segments;
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- (d) a carbon fiber strand wound alternately through said at least one aperture in each of the first and second elongate member segments for binding the first and second elongate member segments together end-to-end, the spliced member having functional characteristics equivalent to an integrally-formed member of the same length.
An elongate spliced member comprising:
- (a) first and second elongate member segments of predetermined length positioned and joined at respective ends to define the spliced member having a length which is the sum of the predetermined lengths of the first and second elongate members;
- (b) at least three through apertures positioned in each of the first and second elongate member segments laterally from a respective first side to a second side adjacent the joined ends;
- (c) first, second and third adjacent and communicating elongate recesses formed on opposed surfaces of each of the first and second elongate member segments proximate the joined ends of said first and second elongate member segments, said first recess communicating with the respective joined end and having a predetermined depth greater than said second and third recesses, said second recess having a predetermined depth greater than said third recess, and said third recess having a predetermined depth less than said first and second recesses, each said recess surrounding a respective aperture;
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- (d) a carbon fiber strand wound alternately through said at least three apertures in each of the first and second elongate member segments for binding the first and second elongate member segments together end-to-end, the spliced member having functional characteristics equivalent to a integrally-formed member of the same length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.