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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2003
Applicants:
Harris A. Reynolds, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Thomas J. Walsh, Houston, TX (US);
Chris A. Lundberg, Kingwood, TX (US);
Joel D. Shaw, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Harris A. Reynolds, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Thomas J. Walsh, Houston, TX (US);
Chris A. Lundberg, Kingwood, TX (US);
Joel D. Shaw, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Future Pipe Industries, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 81/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a connection for composite tubing is disclosed. The method includes maintaining tension on the composite fibers while 'winding in' the connector to the composite tubing. The tension on the fibers results in the fibers bridging across traps of the connector as they are being wound. The bridging results in improved load bearing characteristics of the connection.