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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Gripple Limited, Sheffield, GB;
Inventor:
Hugh David Facey, Sheffield, GB;
Assignee:
GRIPPLE LIMITED, , GB;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D07B 1/06 (2006.01); D07B 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D07B 1/06 (2013.01); D07B 1/0693 (2013.01); D07B 1/148 (2013.01); D07B 1/0633 (2013.01); D07B 2201/204 (2013.01); D07B 2201/2011 (2013.01); D07B 2201/2012 (2013.01); D07B 2201/2013 (2013.01); D07B 2201/2036 (2013.01); D07B 2201/2037 (2013.01); D07B 2201/2059 (2013.01); D07B 2201/2065 (2013.01); D07B 2201/2066 (2013.01); D07B 2205/2021 (2013.01); D07B 2205/305 (2013.01); D07B 2205/3046 (2013.01); D07B 2205/3071 (2013.01); D07B 2205/3092 (2013.01); D07B 2401/206 (2013.01); D07B 2401/2025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wire strand () comprises a plurality of wires (). The wires comprise a central king wire (), a first layer () of wires () arranged around the king wire, and a second layer () of wires () arranged around the first layer. The king wire is formed of steel having a carbon content of at least 0.3 wt %. Each wire of the first layer is formed of steel having a carbon content which is less than the carbon content of the king wire. Each wire of the second layer is formed of steel having a carbon content which is greater than, or the same as, the carbon content of the wires of the first layer.