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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2006
Applicants:
Rigobert Bosman, Landgraaf, NL;
Berend A. Drogt, Geleen, NL;
Inventors:
Rigobert Bosman, Landgraaf, NL;
Berend A. Drogt, Geleen, NL;
Assignee:
DSM IP Assets B.V., Heerlen, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04C 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a rope containing a plurality of strands comprising a mixture of high-performance polyethylene fibres and polytetrafluoroethylene fibres in a mass ratio of 70:30 to 98:2. The rope shows markedly improved service life performance in cyclic bend-over-sheave applications. The invention also relates to the use of said rope as a load-bearing member in bend-over-sheave applications.