Nv Bekaert Sa

Roger Vanassche

Germain Verbauwhede

Frans Van Giel

Luc Bourgois

Pol Bruyneel

Lode Puype

Luc Leman

Marc Vanhoucke

A fabric comprising elongated steel elements is provided. This fabric is to be used to provide cut-resistance or reinforcement for protective textiles. Elongated steel elements are in contact relationship, so improving the resistance to knife cutting actions.

Cut resistant fabric for protective textiles

A fabric (,) for use as a stab-resistant insert in protective textiles comprises a plurality of steel cords (,). Each of the steel cords (,) comprises a longitudinal axis (,) and two or more steel filaments (,). Each of the steel filaments (,) forme a twisting angle &agr; with the longitudinal axis (,) of the steel cord (,). The steel cords (,) have two or more of such twisting angles which are substantially different from each other so that any penetrating stab or knife is stopped.

Stab-resistant insert for protective textile

A fabric (144) for use as a stab-resistant insert in protective textiles comprises a plurality of steel cords (100). Each of the steel cords (100) comprises a longitudinal axis (102) and two or more steel filaments (104). Each of the steel filaments (104) forme a twisting angle .alpha. with the longitudinal axis (102) of the steel cord (100). The steel cords (100) have two or more of such twisting angles which are substantially different from each other so that any penetrating stab or knife is stopped.

Disclosed is a dimensionally stable, flexible and open-mesh woven fabric comprising a warp and a weft comprised of thread-like elements, wherein the warp elements are arranged in groups spaced apart from each other, wherein the distance between each two successive groups as well as the distance between each two successive wefts is between about 0.8 cm and 6 cm, and wherein the clamping force of a group of the warp elements on the weft elements is such that an axial movement of the weft elements occurs only in the case of an axial tensile loading of at least about 1% of the breaking strength of the weft elements.

Open-mesh fabric

A fabric for reinforcing elastomeric or other plastic materials comprising a steel cord warp and a steel weft wherein the warp cords are substantially sinusoidal and have an elongation of about 1-2% at 10% of the breaking load of the fabric and the weft elements are substantially straight.

Steel cord fabric having sinusoidal warp chords and straight weft chords

A steel cord reinforcement for elastomers and elastomeric articles comprising a steel cord crimped in a zig-zag fashion used in the warp direction of the reinforcing fabric; the crimps of adjacent warped cords lie in phase, and the wave length p of the crimp and the amplitude c of the crimp are related such that 0.02 p.ltoreq.c.ltoreq.0.07 p; to achieve optimal properties of cord elongation and cord deformation, the relationship S=k p.sup.2 wherein 0.7.ltoreq.k.ltoreq.3, and the stiffness S=10.sup.4 N [.SIGMA.(D.sub.i.sup.4 .times.n.sub.i)] wherein D.sub.i represents the diameter of wire filament 'i' in the cord, n.sub.i is the number of wires 'i' per warp cord, and N is the number of warp cords per mm width of the fabric.

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Zwevegem, Belgium

Roger Vanassche