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US 8,166,742 B2Granted
Uncured composite rope including a plurality of different fiber materials
AssigneeTextron Innovations Inc.
InventorsRonald J. Measom, Frank Bradley Stamps, Pat Tisdale
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Abstract
An uncured, composite rope includes at least one inner tow of structural fibers of a first material and a plurality of outer tows of structural fibers disposed about the at least one inner tow, the structural fibers of at least one of the plurality of outer tows being made from a second material that is different from the first material. The uncured, composite rope further includes an uncured polymeric resin impregnated into the at least one inner tow and the plurality of outer tows.
Claims17
An uncured, composite rope, comprising:
- at least one inner tow of structural fibers of a first material;
- a plurality of outer tows of structural fibers disposed about the at least one inner tow, the structural fibers of at least one of the plurality of outer tows being made from a second material that is different from the first material;
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- an uncured polymeric resin impregnated into the at least one inner tow and the plurality of outer tows.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.