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Cut resistant jacket for ropes, webbing, straps, inflatables and the like
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc
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Filing: 1988-11-29
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Granted: 1989-12-12
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Expires: 2008-11-29
Abstract
Abstract This invention is a cut resistant article comprising a cut resistant jacket surrounding a less cut resistant member. The jacket comprises a fabric of yarn and the yarn consists essentially of a high strength, longitudinal strand having a tensile strength of at least 1 GPa. The strand is wrapped with another fiber or the same fiber.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert C. Wincklhofer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 07:19
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04C; D04C1/00; D04C1/06; D04C1/12; A; A41; A41D; A41D19/00; A41D19/015; A41D19/01505; A41D19/01511; A41D31/00; A41D31/04; A41D31/24; D02; D02G; D02G3/00; D02G3/22; D02G3/38; D02G3/44; D02G3/442; D07; D07B; D07B1/00; D07B1/02; D07B1/025; D07B2201/00; D07B2201/20; D07B2201/2083; D07B2201/209; D07B2201/20903; D07B2201/20907; D07B2201/2092; D07B2205/00; D07B2205/20; D07B2205/201; D07B2205/2014; D07B2205/2046; D07B2205/205; D07B2205/30; D07B2205/3003; D07B2205/3007; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/902; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/23; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/30; Y10T442/3065; Y10T442/313; Y10T442/3138; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/608; Y10T442/69; Y10T442/692
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
62 words
A cut resistant article comprising (a) a less cut resistant member surrounded by (b) a more cut resistant jacket, said more cut resistant jacket comprising a fabric of yarn, said yarn in said fabric consisting essentially of (c) at least one high strength longitudinal strand having a tensile strength of at least 1 GPa, and (d) a fiber wrapped around said strand.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
62 words
A cut resistant article comprising (a) a less cut resistant member surrounded by (b) a more cut resistant jacket, said more cut resistant jacket comprising a fabric of yarn, said yarn in said fabric consisting essentially of (c) at least one high strength longitudinal strand having a tensile strength of at least 1 GPa, and (d) a fiber wrapped around said strand.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The article of claim 1 wherein said fiber wrapped around said strand also has a tensile strength of at least 1 GPa.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The article of claim 1 wherein the less cut resistant member is selected from the group consisting of rope, webbing, strap, hose and inflatable structure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The article of claim 1 wherein the strand is selected from the group consisting of aramid, ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin, carbon, metal, fiber glass and combinations thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
10 words
The article of claim 4 wherein the polyolefin is polyethylene.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
The article of claim 1 wherein the fiber wrapping is selected from the group consisting of aramid fiber, ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin fiber, carbon fiber, metal fiber, polyamide fiber, polyester fiber, fiber glass, polyacrylic fiber, normal molecular weight polyolefin fiber and combinations thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The article of claim 2 wherein the fiber wrapping is selected from the group consisting of aramid fiber, ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin fiber, carbon fiber, metal fiber and combinations thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The article of claim 7 wherein the fiber wrapping also contains a lower strength fiber selected from the group consisting o polyamide, polyester, fiber glass, polyacrylic fiber and combinations; thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The article of claim 1 wherein more than one jacket surrounds said less cut resistant member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
The article of claim 1 wherein said jacket also comprises a material present in the interstices of the fabric to bond the yarn of fabric to adjacent yarn of the fabric, thereby increasing penetration resistance of the jacket.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
The article of claim 10 wherein said material is an elastomer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
12 words
The article of claim 10 wherein said elastomer is a thermoplastic rubber.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
The article of claim 10 wherein the material used to bond the yarn of the fabric to itself is selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride.
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