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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 06, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald G Peacock, Paradise, GB;
Stanley W Kirkham, Swindon, GB;
Assignee:
Textilver S.A., Crepy-en-Valois, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ; B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264565 ; 264166 ; 264173 ; 264257 ; 264258 ; 264314 ; 425 89 ; 425112 ; 425389 ; 425D / ;
Abstract
A method of consolidating a tubular composite article of polymeric matrix material and fibrous reinforcing material, comprising enclosing a length of the tubular composite article in a tubular protective member and advancing the protective member to carry the length of the article thus enclosed through a consolidation zone wherein the article is progressively subjected to consolidating temperature and pressure. The method enables the composite to be pulled through the consolidation zone without the distortion which tends to occur in standard 'pultrusion' methods owing to surface friction and longitudinal tension on the composite.