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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:
Nov. 18, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Xavier De Vos, Oudenaarde, BE;
Frans Van Giel, Gullegem, BE;
Assignee:
N.V. Bekaert S.A., Zwevegen, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G / ; D02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
57902 ; 57200 ; 57212 ; 57213 ; 57214 ; 57218 ;
Abstract
A steel cord (114) comprises strength elements (100, 132) and having a length, a longitudinal central axis (112) and a cord pitch. At least one of the elements (100) has a projection on a plane YZ perpendicular to the longitudinal central axis (112). This projection takes the form of a curve with a radius of curvature which alternates between a maximum and a minimum. The curve further has a center of curvature. The radius of curvature and the center of curvature lie inside the curve so that a convex curve is obtained. The cord (114) is further characterized by one or both of following features: