Abstract: A flexible textile or cloth is provided that can be hardened to a rigid or semi-rigid condition. The textile can incorporate reinforcement fibers to provide improved mechanical properties. The reinforcement fibers can be added in a various configurations without unnecessarily increasing the weight of the textile. Further, the textile can include at least one flap to facilitate readily joining the textile with another component such as another textile to create a composite construction.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 8, 2013
Publication date:
April 9, 2015
Applicants:
Concrete Canvas Ltd., Milliken & Company
Inventors:
Pradipkumar BAHUKUDUMBI, Randolph S. KOHLMAN, Mark A. HORNUNG, Peter BREWIN, William CRAWFORD
Abstract: A flexible textile or cloth is provided that can be hardened to a rigid or semi-rigid condition. The textile can incorporate reinforcement fibers to provide improved mechanical properties. The reinforcement fibers can be added in a various configurations without unnecessarily increasing the weight of the textile. Further, the textile can include at least one flap to facilitate readily joining the textile with another component such as another textile to create a composite construction.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 8, 2013
Publication date:
April 9, 2015
Applicants:
Concrete Canvas Ltd., Milliken & Company
Inventors:
Pradipkumar BAHUKUDUMBI, Randolph S. KOHLMAN, Mark A. HORNUNG, Peter BREWIN, William CRAWFORD