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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
May. 18, 1998
James L Gallagher, Little Compton, RI (US);
Stephen C Nolet, Franklin, MA (US);
Fiberspar Spoolable Products, Inc., West Wareham, MA (US);
Abstract
A helical braider for constructing a triaxially braided tubular member in which the angle formed by primary fiber relative to the longitudinal axis of the tubular member can be controlled independently of the corresponding angles formed by the remaining fibers. The helical braider includes a winder that applies a primary fiber at a selected winding rate and a braider that applies two helical fibers at a selected spin rate. The winder can include a winder motor and a winding station rotatable around the mandrel, while the braider can include a braider motor and a braiding station independently rotatable around the mandrel.