Abstract: A method for producing a fishing rod made of a glass fiber-reinforced synthetic resin which comprises impregnating a glass cloth with a thermosetting synthetic resin to form a prepreg, wrapping the prepreg about a tapered mandrel, curing it under heat, and then pulling out the mandrel, wherein the glass cloth has letters, geometrical figures or other decorative designs applied to the whole or a part of its surface by printing or coating, and the thermosetting synthetic resin is the one which can give a transparent cured product.

Abstract: Composite strands of resin, carbon and glass and resin sheets reinforced by glass and carbon strands are described. In the process of forming the composite strands and sheets glass strands are passed through a die as they emerge from the bath to control their resin content and wound on a mandrel. The carbon strands are passed directly into the die and are wetted by the resin in the die and on the mandrel. The composite strands of resin and glass and carbon strands are laid on the mandrel with resin to provide a fiber reinforced resin sheet.

Abstract: A coated article comprising a metal support and a baked layer of a water soluble heat-resistant insulating varnish containing a resin comprising ester groups and imide rings in the molecule dissolved in water using a volatilizable basic compound, the resin comprising the reaction product of(A) a carboxyl-containing polyesterimide resin having an acid value of about 30 to 150 obtained by reacting (a) a polyhydric alcohol component comprising at least one organic polyhydric alcohol and containing about 10 to 60 mol % of an imide ring-containing glycol of the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a trivalent aromatic group, R.sub.

Abstract: A valve for a flow regulator employed in a fluid system is disclosed. The flow regulator includes a housing defining an internal chamber and a fluid inlet and outlet communicating with the chamber each adapted to be connected to the fluid system. Mounted within the chamber is a reciprocating piston that is actuated by an external master piston. A backing element is also mounted within the housing. The valve includes an elastomeric inner member including a body with a circumferential layer of elastomeric material bonded to the body. The inner member is mounted between the piston and stationary backing member and upon being compressed by the piston, varies the flow area through the inner chamber. To protect the interface of the outer layer and the body from fluid flow, a shield may be placed along the backing member and the upstream end of the inner member.

Abstract: A method of desulfurizing iron in an induction furnace is disclosed. High purity magnesium, carried in a lance controlled cartridge, is plunged into the lower zone of a molten metal pool of an induction furnace; the cartridge is held submerged for a period of 30-200 seconds. The molten metal column above the submerged cartridge must be at least 2.5 feet, preferably 6-7 feet. The molten metal temperature at the time of cartridge plunging is limited to 2400.degree. F. or less. Magnesium recovery will be at least 70%, which is better than other prior art methods by a factor of 1.4.

Abstract: A dryer felt comprising a plurality of warp yarns and a plurality of weft yarns interwoven according to a selected weave pattern. A characteristic of the dryer felt being that at least one of the yarns comprises a core fiber made from a synthetic monofilament, a synthetic multifilament, or a synthetic fiber, a first sheath formed by wrapping a first high temperature resistant aramid fiber around the core fiber in a first direction, a second sheath formed by wrapping a second high temperature resistant aramid fiber around the first sheath in a direction different from the first direction, and a covering formed by coating the second sheath with a high temperature resistant resin.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a construction for a wrapped elongated structure, a method of manufacturing an apparatus to manufacture the wrapped elongated structure. The wrapped elongated structure has an elongated core. An adhesive tape having one adhesive surface is applied to the surface of the core along the length thereof with the adhesive surface facing away from the core. Tape wrapping is spirally wrapped around the core and the applied adhesive tape in order that each turn of the tape wrapping contacts the adhesive surface of the adhesive tape. The adhesive tape secures the tape wrapping in its spiral form with respect to the elongated core. The wrapped elongated structure may also structure may also included an elongated core, a first tape wrapping spirally wrapped around the core, an adhesive tape having two adhesive surfaces applied on the spiral first tape wrapping, and a second tape wrapping spirally wrapped around the adhesive tape.

Abstract: A chafe or fire sleeve for a hose is an integral coaxial structure having an inner layer of silicone and an outer layer of urethane in the range of 80%-20% urethane and 20%-80% silicone, respectively. The inner hose structure preferably comprises an elastomeric hose covered by braid, with the silicone bonded onto the braid.

Abstract: A stress-relieving material for the surface of an insulated electrical conductor consists essentially of a cold-flowable, low viscosity, corona-resistant elastomer containing from about 350 to about 600 parts by weight per hundred of elastomer of a semiconductor material and up to about 10 parts per hundred of elastomer of processing aids.

Abstract: There is provided a novel form of heat and solvent resistant gasket means available in strip and, where desired, ring form comprising a compacted fibrous core surrounded by a flexible metallic winding, said winding being further surrounded by fibrous heat resistant material impregnated with heat and solvent resistant polymer to provide a smooth outer surface for said gasket means. The gasket means may optionally further include a central metallic core within the fibrous core and also include a second flexible metallic winding substantially coaxial with said first metallic winding.

Abstract: An epoxy-styrene, solventless resin impregnating varnish, having an atmospheric catalyzed pot life at room temperature of at least 45 days, is made by mixing: (1) the product of the reaction of (a) 1 part of an epoxy resin mixture, comprising solid epoxy resin and liquid epoxy resin wherein the weight ratio of solid epoxy: liquid epoxy is between 1:1 to 1:10; with (b) between about 0.01 part to 0.06 part of maleic anhydride and (c) a catalyst under such conditions that the epoxy diester formed has an acid number of between about 0.5 to 3.0; with (2) a coreactive vinyl monomer; and between about 0.0003 part to 0.004 part of a room temperature stabilizer; (3) between about 0.3 part to 1.2 part of a polycarboxylic anhydride, which is soluble in the mixture of (1) and (2), and an amount of free radical catalyst that is effective to provide a catalytic effect on the impregnating varnish and to cure it at temperatures of over about 85.degree. C., and with (4) between 0.0005 part to 0.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a novel fiberglass pole construction and the method for forming such. The pole is of composite construction and includes inner, outer and intermediate layers resin bonded together into an integral hollow elongated tapered form exhibiting lightweight and high strength characteristics. The intermediate layer includes individual sublayers in turn formed from a plurality of strips of non-woven, unidirectional glass fiber fabric. The strips of each sublayer are circumferentially staggered about the periphery of the pole and are disposed lengthwise therealong so that the orientation of the glass fibers forming such strips is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the pole. Several such sublayers are built up until the necessary strength characteristics have been imparted to the pole. An outer layer of generally spirally wrapped ribbon essentially completes the structure.

Abstract: A method of making a filled tubular article for controlled insertion into a molten metal includes extruding a treating material through an apparatus to form an elongated core element and wrapping the core element in a protective casing. Preferably, the casing of the article includes a helically wrapped ribbon-like strip.

Abstract: A self-bonding magnet wire suitable for use in making coils, especially deflection yoke coils for television, obtained by coating and baking on a bare conductor or an insulated wire conductor an enamel comprising a polymer solution prepared by reacting two or more copolyamides, at least one of which is a copolyamide containing a nylon-12 unit in the molecule thereof, under heating in a solvent containing at least one compound with a phenolic hydroxyl group in the molecule thereof.

Abstract: A novel structural member, such as a golf club shaft or other tapered tubular member, having an unusually high resistance to torsional deflection for given desired longitudinal deflections along with high strength and a center of gravity more favoring the tip-end is provided by a resin-bonded graphite fiber structure in which the fiber orientations in each layer of the multi-layer, composite structure are varied along the length of the shaft and in desired orientation relationships between layers to achieve the unique combination of properties.This structural member is prepared by helically placing fiber yarns such as graphite onto a resin-coated, tapered steel mandrel by winding a series of high modulus graphite yarns in series of layers and progressively varying the rotational speed of the rings carrying the spools of the graphite fiber yarns in each layer as the mandrel is fed at a constant speed.

Abstract: A rod construction has an inner core of high tensile strength such as a rod or bar of high tensile steel. The reinforcement core has a plurality of surface indentations, preferably uniformly arranged at spaced intervals along the length of the core periphery. Layers of tensioned longitudinal and spiral filaments embedded in a resin matrix are formed about the core periphery so as to provide a rod of excellent strength and corrosion resistance. Also a rod is formed by spirally winding on a rotating assemblage of longitudinal filaments.

Abstract: Filament/epoxy camouflage launch tubes in which the launch tubes are fabrted using conventional filament winding processes and materials and in which each tube is bonded together with an epoxy resin system in which the epoxy resin system includes coloring agents for coloring the launch tubes in a camouflage color that colors the launch tube through and through. The exact color of the launch tube can be varied by varying the amount of the coloring agent.

Abstract: The invention covers a laminated composite shaft formed by blending composite materials having high-bending modulus reinforcements with materials having a lesser or intermediate bending modulus. The shaft comprises a plurality of windings superimposed one upon the other. The windings having reinforcements with a high-bending modulus are sandwiched in between windings having reinforcements with an intermediate bending modulus. The orientation of the reinforcements within the composite materials in relation to the axis of the shaft are disclosed.

Abstract: A generally cylindrical core for winding a web of sheetlike material has portions with a lesser diameter than other portions such that otherwise baggy areas of the web overlie the lesser diameter area of the core. The core particularly solves the problem of elongated edges on a wound film of heat shrinkable thermoplastic material caused by differential shrinkage about a core.

Abstract: A highly flexible mica winding tape is made by: (A) mixing epoxide resin with solvent, (B) adding from 0.01 to 5.0 parts per 100 parts epoxide resin of an organo-tin compound, and mixing to form a homogeneous admixture, (C) applying the admixture to a flexible sheet material comprising mica, so that the organo-tin compound contacts the mica, causing the organo-tin compound to act as a latent catalyst, and (D) removing solvent, to form a flexible sheet with substantially unreacted epoxide resin containing an amount of substantially unreacted organo-tin catalyst effective to advance the epoxide in the sheet material from the substantially unreacted state to a cured thermoset state upon heating over a resin-catalyst temperature of 120.degree. C.

Abstract: A fabric sleeve having lengthwise yarns of a low friction material and circumferential threads of a bondable material is secured on a mandrel utilizing in particular the heat shrinkage of the circumferential threads but also the axial shrinkage of the low friction material. After cooling, the sleeve is impregnated with a liquid resin and may be stored for future use utilizing the ends of the mandrel for support and handling. When required, the resin is cured to form a rigid tube. The tube has an internal bearing surface a predetermined size larger than the mandrel and may be readily withdrawn from the tube and then cut to selected lengths to comprise the desired bearings.

Abstract: A one-piece, self-mountable impact protection pad suitable for bar-mounted applications, for instance a handlebar crosspiece on a motorcycle. The body comprises a cylinder of closed cellular foam plastic having an axial through hole and a helical-shaped slit to permit distortion of the body for wrapping about the crosspiece, bar or the like.

Abstract: A carbon graphite fiber reinforced shaft incorporating longitudinal plies and radial plies. In transverse aspect, the radial plies incorporate two interleaved helices with three turns around the shaft. The fibers in the two helices are oppositely oriented at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The fibers in one radial ply have a modulus that is substantially 50% greater than the modulus of the opposed interleaved radial ply.

Abstract: Generally, this invention relates to papermakers' belts for use in papermaking machines which comprise ultra high modulus load bearing yarn comprised of poly(para-phenylene terephthalamide).

Abstract: In the connection or terminal portions of cross-linked polyethylene cables produced by winding irradiated tapes around the connection or terminal portions of cross-linked polyethylene insulated cables and heat molding the same, the irradiated tapes comprise polyethylene and/or an ethylene copolymer as a base resin plus an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer containing more than about 15% vinylacetate (VA) in an amount which provides more than an about 2.5% VA content in the irradiated tapes.

Abstract: A composite article comprising at least two load-bearing members one within the other and having mutually contacting surfaces adapted to generate a restraining force resisting relative axial movement of the members, wherein the members are constructed such that a local reduction in said restraining force takes place as the local tensile stress in the article increases.

Abstract: A novel structural member, such as a tennis racket frame, having an unusually high strength to weight ratio is provided comprising an expanded foamed plastic core integrally bonded to a shell comprising at least one layer of resin-coated unidirectionally oriented graphite fibers, the shell completely encasing the core at any transverse cross section of the structural member with a veiling strip wrapped around said core beneath the innermost or beyond the outermost of the graphite fiber layers, or both.

Abstract: A novel structural member, such as a tennis racket frame, having an unusually high strength to weight ratio is provided comprising an expanded foamed plastic core integrally bonded to a shell comprising at least one layer of resin-coated unidirectionally oriented graphite fibers, the shell completely encasing the core at any transverse cross section of the structural member, with a seamless sleeve made of a thin, flexible cellulosic film between the core and the shell.The structural member is prepared by arranging within a mold cavity an outer shell comprising at least one sheet of resin-coated unidirectionally oriented graphite fibers and a core comprising a foamable resin composition while the core is maintained within a seamless sleeve made of a thin, flexible cellulosic film, sealing the mold cavity and activating the foamable resin composition to cause expansion and generate pressure within the mold cavity and thereby provide intimate bonding of the core to the shell.

Abstract: Polyalkylenetrimellitate imide polyalkylenetrimellitate ester imides suitable for use as self-bonding varnish coatings for magnet wire, which can be produced by condensation of a trimellitic acid compound, a diprimary amine, an alkanol amine and a glycol.

Abstract: A rod construction has an inner core of high tensile strength such as a rod or bar of high tensile steel. The reinforcement core has a plurality of surface indentations, preferably uniformly arranged at spaced intervals along the length of the core periphery. Layers of tensioned longitudinal and spiral filaments embedded in a resin matrix are formed about the core periphery so as to provide a rod of excellent strength and corrosion resistance.In a further embodiment, the rod may have male threads disposed at opposed ends for engagement with femal threads of a coupling. In yet another embodiment, the rod is integrally formed at opposed ends with male and female threads. The female threads are formed adjacent the inner periphery of a band reinforcement concentrically embedded in one rod end.

Abstract: A flexible hollow fishing rod shaft of improved strength to weight ratio with respect to both bending and crushing strength, having an outer layer of longitudinally extending fiber glass filaments bonded together with a flexible plastic resin, and an inner layer of graphite filaments wound in a tight helix and impregnated with a plastic resin bonding agent.

Abstract: A low-weight, dent-resistant hollow structure composed of spaced apart ou sheets and an inner supporting core, the inner supporting core being formed from a plurality of rigid fibrous nets impregnated with a hardened resin, some of said nets being parallel to and contiguous with the outer sheets and other of said nets being disposed perpendicularly to and secured to the parallel nets so as to maintain the outer sheets in a spaced apart position. Such structures are particularly useful in devices for aviation and space travel.Methods for forming the structure are disclosed herein.

Abstract: A beam and strut girder for use in vehicles and in other constructions which comprises a girder construction consisting of a fiber reinforced plastic material.

Abstract: A string construction for athletic rackets, musical instruments and the like, comprising a thermoplastic core coated with a cationic lubricating agent, and a second coating comprising a thermoplastic resin surrounding and bonded to said first coating.

Abstract: Mixtures of polyalkylenetrimellitate imides and polyalkylenetrimellitate ester imides suitable for use as self-bonding varnish coatings for magnet wire.

Abstract: Magnet Wire Bearing a Self-Bonding Poly(alkylenetrimellitate ester imide) varnish coating which is capable of forming a unitary structure after producing a fabricated article from the coated wire wherein the varnish layer bonds on heating.

Abstract: A protective covering for a fiberglass boom is disclosed. The present invention is particularly useful on the fiberglass boom used on aerial lift trucks used by electrical utilities and for other similar applications. The covering includes a polyurethane coating applied to the surface of the fiberglass boom. Polyurethane strip material is spirally wrapped over the polyurethane coating and bound to the polyurethane coating by the use of a solvent sealer, preferably tetrahydrofuran. A second polyurethane coating may be applied over the polyurethane strip material. The protective covering of the present invention provides resistance to abrasion, weather resistance, and maintains the dielectric strength of the boom. Furthermore, the coating is transparent, allowing inspection for cracks developing in the underlying fiberglass boom.

Abstract: A self-bonding magnet wire comprising a conductor and a baked mixture of nylon copolymer (A) and nylon copolymer (B) where the proportion of nylon copolymer (A) and nylon copolymer (B) is 50-95 parts of (A) to 50 to 5 parts of (B) (by weight), nylon copolymer (A) being alcohol-insoluble and non-swellable by an alcohol at room temperature and containing nylon-12, and nylon copolymer (B) having a lower melting point than that of nylon copolymer (A). Yoke coils for television sets comprising such a magnet wire and a process for forming such a magnet wire are also disclosed.

Abstract: The vaulting pole has at least three layers, two of the layers comprising fiberglass tape helically wound along the pole into a succession of butt-jointed turns with the fibers thereof extending primarily lengthwise of the tape but the turns of the two layers being crossed with respect to each other, and the third layer comprising a plurality of turns of fiberglass cloth sandwiched between the two tape layers, the fibers of the cloth extending primarily lengthwise of the pole.

Abstract: Untwisted synthetic resin string comprising two rolled portions each spiral in cross section and formed by inwardly rolling toward each other the opposite side edges of a strip of thermoplastic resin film stretched at least longitudinally thereof. The rolled portions extend longitudinally of the string in parallel with each other and are partially adhered together longitudinally thereof. Also disclosed are an apparatus for manufacturing the untwisted string from a strip of thermoplastic resin stretched at least longitudinally thereof and another apparatus for manufacturing an untwisted string having a single rolled portion from like resin strip.

Abstract: A rope is formed by using at least four warps running parallel to each other and positioned such that when viewed in cross section, their centers fall on the corners of a square. These parallel warps are held together by bobbin threads passing about diagonally opposite warps. The parallel warps result in minimum elongation of the rope when under tension.