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US 8,557,073 B2Granted
Method of producing protective tubes
AssigneeRelats, S.A.
InventorsJordi Relats, Pere Relats, Dolors Artola, Anna Fruns
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of producing protective tubes. The inventive method comprises the following steps consisting in: producing a plurality of flat warp knit bands using a Rachel loom; and shaping said flat bands such that the longitudinal ends of each flat band join together and overlap each other, thereby forming a tubular shape. The inside diameter of the tube and the overlapped segment can be controlled and defined by the method and said inside diameter can be virtually limitless.
Claims10
A method for the manufacture of protective tubes, comprising:
- obtaining a plurality of flat knitted fabric bands, comprising polyester threads via a Raschel flat type of loom fitted with a plurality of combs;
- shaping the flat knitted fabric bands so that longitudinal ends of each band join together and overlap, wherein the polyester threads of the flat knitted fabric are disposed in P-1 comb and P-2 comb linking structure using three of said combs (P-1, P-2, and P-3);
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- providing an overlap of the longitudinal ends extending over between 50% and 75% of a total width of the bands.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.