Abstract: A sheet-like, foldable material is provided by laminating a very thin film-like veneer of material wood veneer to a thin backing material of paper or plastic by use of a bonding material which does not harden and can therefor be stretched and folded without causing rupture of the fibers of the wood veneer.

Abstract: A formable textile material is described comprising a textile sheet material comprising at least two different kinds of polyester yarn, at least one of the yarns having a heat shrinkage at the boil of at least 45%, preferably at least 60%, and at least one of the yarns having a heat shrinkage of at most 10%, preferably at most 5%, in the shrunk and unshrunk state; further the formable textile material provided with a resin finish and a dimensionally stable network material produced therefrom.Processes for producing these articles are also specified.

Abstract: A woven core structure (2) includes a first and second face sheets (4, 6) with inner surfaces (16, 18) facing one another. First and second sets of corrugated ribbons (8, 10) are positioned between the face sheets. The ribbons have nodes (12, 14) which are secured to the inner surfaces of the face sheets. The first set of ribbons extend transversely to, and preferably perpendicular to the second set of ribbons. The first and second sets of ribbons are woven such that the nodes of the first set of ribbons are spaced apart from and generally opposite the nodes of the second set of ribbons. This arrangement permits an increase in the node contact area (26) between the nodes and the face sheets to enhance the bond strength between the ribbons and the face sheets and to increase the skin deformation strength of the structure. The angle between the ribbons and the face sheets can be adjusted to optimize shear strength versus tension/compression strength.

Abstract: Textured and embossed films are described which are usefully employed in the manufacture of condom articles. In one aspect, an elastic film is provided with an embossed pattern thereon comprising from about 1,000 to about 100,000 embossments per square inch of embossed surface. In another aspect, particularly advantageous in imparting extensibility characteristics to low elasticity or inelastic films, the film is textured with longitudinal and transverse fold lines defining respective longitudinal and transverse waveform profiles and comprising planar polygonal surface portions between and bounded by adjacent longitudinal parallel fold lines and adjacent transverse parallel fold lines, with from about 100 to about 100,000 polygonal surface portions per square inch of textured film surface. Corresponding methods for making such embossed and textured films are disclosed.

Abstract: A converter mechanism and method for producing a relatively narrow width and small size cushioning dunnage product of pad-like form, from sheet-like stock material. A conversion kit comprising a funnel-like chute member and a coacting elongated generally rectangular shaped (in top plan) bar former is provided for conversion of a known cushioning dunnage converter into one which can produce the relatively narrow and small size pad-like cushioning dunnage product of the invention. The bar former has its forwardmost end disposed generally adjacent the exit end of the funnel-like chute member, with its rearward end extending rearwardly of the entrance to the funnel-like chute member.

Abstract: An accordion folded laminate of a fiber sheet reinforced with a thermoplastic film and bonded together with adhesive is utilized as a window shade or as a shower curtain or other end use product. In the preferred form, the thermoplastic sheet comprises polyester and the adhesive comprises a low melt polyester adhesive powder. The powder is applied uniformly to the reverse face of the fiber sheet and is heated to a temperature higher than its melt temperature, and the thermoplastic sheet is pressed over the adhesive against the polyester sheet. This laminate is subsequently formed into an accordion folded configuration, with the edges of the accordion folds being heated to a temperature higher than the melt temperature of the adhesive, causing the folds to retain a memory that enhances the appearance and function of the end use product.

Abstract: A plastic sheet is disclosed which is used as a subcarrier for insulating linings of building surfaces. The sheet is formed by parallel, alternating, dovetail-shaped channels and grooves. A coarse-meshed lattice matting, having filaments, is glued or partially fused to the backside of the plastic sheet and serves to anchor the sheet to the underlying foundation. This lattice matting stretches over the entire backside or inner surface of the sheet. The webs of the plastic sheet are expandable and can compensate for stresses occurring between the underlying foundation and the external facing material such as ceramic tile.

Abstract: A metallized textile web includes a homogeneous metal layer on the textile web and is as flexible as the textile web itself, wherein the textile web itself can be composed of glass fibers, synthetic resin fibers, carbon fibers, etc., and the composite metallized textile web is suitable for wallpaper-like metallic lining of a space. The metallized textile web provides a material which forms an electronically impermeable Faraday's cage and at the same time is elastic and vibration- and displacement-secure so as to provide electronic release of respective structures.

Abstract: An absorbent article is described which may be formed at least in part of thermoplastic and other fibers. The article is densified along a first region and has a tear line defined in the first region. A second region of lower density than the first region is provided at the termination point of the tear line to assist in stopping tearing along the tear line. In addition, densified reinforcing regions can be provided outside areas where the tear line curves or switches directions. Perforations or cuts in the tear line may extend continuously around the corner of the tear line to assist tearing around the corner.

Abstract: An extruded article is provided comprising a base element, and at least one rib element attached to the base element along its entire length. The rib element is narrower at its attachment end than at its free end, and is undulated.The article is formed by extruding an extrudable plastic mass having a conformable state and a nonconformable state. The extrusion rate of the free end of the rib element is sufficiently faster than that of the base element. The free end of the rib element will therefore undulate as the structure is extruded. The free end of the rib element is permitted to undulate without distortion of the base element while the plastic mass is in the conformable state. The plastic mass is then converted to the nonconformable state while maintaining the undulation in the free end of the rib element.

Abstract: The structure is produced by means of a tubular braid of which the wall is folded over to form corrugations or wrinkles which constitute layers of fibrous material, superposed in axial direction, each layer extending from the inside surface to the outside surface of the structure.

Abstract: A heat shrunk, high bulk, elastic, corrugated fabric comprising low shrink fill yarns and an alternating pattern of high shrink and ultra low shrink texturized warp yarns; and wherein substantially parallel corrugations extending along the fill direction are formed by repeated sinuous twists of the low shrink warp yarns.

Abstract: A reflecting flexible textile web is proposed comprising a textile support metal coated on at least one side and in the form of a woven fabric, knitted fabric, non-woven fabric or thread ply sewn fabric, the threads or fibres of which are coated with possibly flame-retarding modified transparent plastic, in which high reflectivity is achieved for infrared radiation but at the same time translucence or light in the visible region in that the metal coating takes place substantially only in the region of the intersections of the threads or fibres while the regions of the textile support disposed between the intersections are substantially free from metal coating and thus permeable to light.

Abstract: An article is provided comprising a plurality of straight spaced parallel extruded elements separated by a regularly undulated extruded element having an aspect ratio of at least about two, with undulations having opposed apexes on either side thereof, with apexes on one side of the undulated element being bonded to one of the parallel extruded elements and the apexes on the other side of the undulated element being bonded to the other of said parallel extruded elements.

Abstract: Disclosed is a unitary re-enterable shielded jacket assembly for a plurality of insulated conductors provided with a dielectric spacer of nonconductive netting arranged and effective to provide a layer of air cells between the jacket shielding and the embraced conductors thereby to stabilize the impedance of the cable assembly from end to end thereof. One lateral edge of the dielectric spacer is attached to the jacket adjacent the inner shielding layer thereof and is sufficiently wide for its opposite edges to overlap when the jacket seam is closed. The dielectric spacer may be pleated lengthwise thereof to provide pockets for separate ribbon cables, the pleats being interconnected by hinges formed by groups of severed transverse strands which groups are separated by at least one unsevered transverse strand.

Abstract: A thermal insulation device is described comprising a modular or block insulation composed of at least two layers of serpentine folded fibrous insulating blankets with the layers of blankets being secured by means of extended folds of the hot face layer being interengaged with folds of the cold face layer, with the cold face layer then being separately secured to attachment means for mounting the block on the wall, ceiling, door or other surface of a furnace, kiln or like structure. The layers of fiber are commonly composed of fibers of different compositions, with the more thermally resistant fiber comprising the outer or hot face layer and the less thermally resistant composition comprising the inner or cold face layer.

Abstract: A structural member comprising a sheet of industrial material in which is formed a plurality of dome-like projections of which at least the major portion of the configuration thereof in plan view is circular and said projections being located in the plane of said sheet in a structurally strategic geometric pattern which repeatedly blocks straight lines of vision across said sheet through said pattern of projections in all directions to form a one-piece rigid structural member capable of resistance to flexure and the intermediate portion of the sheet between said projections comprising arcuate continuous structural stress-resisting sections extending between the opposite edges of said member. Variations in patterns of projections comprise different embodiments of said member and, when fabricated, said member lends itself to a variety of end uses. When in the form of a composite panel, a flat sheet of planar material is affixed to the upper ends of said projections.

Abstract: A projectile energy absorbing protective barrier comprising a blanket formed of multiple layers of woven cloth and a rigid supporting layer is disclosed. Each cloth layer comprises a plurality of tapes, each tape formed of high tensile strength, continuous filaments having a low modulus of elasticity. The cloth layers are each woven in a manner such that relative sliding movement between the tapes is permitted. The rigid backing layer supports the multiple cloth layers in a corrugated configuration such that the longitudinal axes defined by the corrugation nodes lie at an angle relative to the direction of the weave pattern. The corrugations, and the weave pattern, allow the cloth layers to instantly move without resistance upon impact by a projectile, in the direction of projectile travel. Subsequent to impact and achieving the speed of the projectile, the filaments wrap partially around the projectile and contain it by reacting in tension.