High strength small diameter fishing line
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsThomas Tam, Huy Xuan Nguyen, Lori L. Wagner, Mark Tallent, Christopher B. Miller
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Abstract
Elongated bodies made from high tenacity polyolefin fibers are provided that are useful as fishing lines, and processes for making the lines. Fibers having tenacities of at least 39 g/denier are braided and fused together to form braided bodies having very small diameters.
Claims19
An elongate body comprising a plurality of fibers, wherein said fibers are braided together and form a braided body, wherein all of said fibers forming the braided body are polyolefin fibers, and wherein at least one of said fibers forming the braided body comprises an ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin fiber having a tenacity of at least 39 g/denier.
A method of making an elongate body comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a plurality of polyolefin fibers, wherein at least one of the polymeric fibers comprises an ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin fiber having a tenacity of at least 39 g/denier;
- b) optionally coating at least a portion of each fiber with either a thermoplastic resin or an oil;
- c) optionally twisting or entangling the fibers;
- d) braiding the polymeric fibers together to form a braided body;
- e) optionally stretching said braided body, wherein the braided body is optionally heated during and/or before stretching to a temperature below the melting point of the fibers;
- f) optionally fusing together the fibers forming the braided body;
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- wherein all of said fibers forming the braided body are polyolefin fibers.
A method of making an elongate body comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a plurality of polyolefin fibers, wherein at least one fiber comprises an ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin fiber having a tenacity of at least 39 g/denier;
- b) optionally coating at least a portion of each fiber with either a thermoplastic resin or an oil;
- c) optionally twisting or entangling the fibers;
- d) braiding the plurality of fibers around a core fiber, thereby forming a braided body around the core fiber;
- e) optionally stretching said braided body and core fiber, wherein the braided body and core fiber are optionally heated during and/or before stretching;
- f) optionally fusing together the fibers forming the braided body;
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- wherein all of said fibers forming the braided body are polyolefin fibers.
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