Abstract: A braided packing comprises a plurality of outer core strands, braided together with a plurality of braid strands, the outer core strands extending helically along said packing and forming with the braid strands a braid having a normal twist extending helically in one direction, the braid strands extending over the core strands in a continuous helical pattern at an angle to the outer core strands and the normal helical twist of the braid, and a plurality of warp strands in rows between said braid strands extending helically in a direction opposite said braid strands. Apparatus for making the braided packing comprises a rotatable condenser adapted to grip the braid at the point to which the braid strands extend for braiding together and means for rotating the condenser. The method of braiding comprises rotating the braid at the point at which the braid strands come together.

Abstract: An elongate, generally cylindrical, hollow cotton roll for use with metal or plastic aspirators or suction tubes for keeping an area dry in medicine and dentistry. The roll has an inner layer of an open mesh fabric which receives the end of the aspirator, a layer of cotton or synthetic roving surrounding the fabric layer, and a layer of braided yarn surrounding the roving to retain same. Also disclosed is a machine for manufacturing such a cotton roll in a continuous length.

Abstract: A pintle wire for high load hinge connections, especially for textile webs and transmission belts, and method of making same, according to which continuous synthetic fibers are braided individually or in strands and are embedded in high wear resistant and hydrolysis resistant duroplastic material and interconnected thereby.

Abstract: A braided rope construction comprising a plurality of singles yarns twisted together to form a plurality of plied yarns which are then braided, with the helical angle of twist of the singles yarn within their respective plied yarn being equal and opposite to the helical angle of the plied yarns in the braid, whereby the singles yarns extend substantially parallel to the axis of said rope.

Abstract: A method of braiding yarns wound on a plurality of carriers arranged in groups as two sets of carriers, the sets moving in opposing directions along continuous, sinusoidal, overlapping paths, such that the spacing of the carriers in a group within at least one set differs from the spacing of adjacent groups within that set.

Abstract: A braided packing comprises a plurality of braid strands braided about a plurality of core strands, the braid strands extending and forming on the packing surface a pattern extending helically in one direction and forming with said core strands an elongated braid having a normal twist extending helically in the opposite direction.

Abstract: Apparatus for interweaving bundles of wire strands over the surface of a tubular core to form a braided sheath. Each multi-strand bundle is wound on a supply bobbin which forms part of a bobbin-carrier. The bobbin-carriers are driven in opposing directions around the tubular core along sinuous paths as the core is drawn longitudinally with respect to the carriers. Each bundle of wire strands is passed through an elongated slot in a twisting member which, when rotated, wraps those strands under less tension about those strands under greater tension, continually equalizing length and tension among the bundled strands during the braiding operation.

Abstract: A yarn or fiber is incorporated into the jacket of a long suspended small ameter cable for reducing low velocity current cable strumming in water. The yarn or fiber comprises at least one-quarter of the strands of a braided cable. A nap or mossy cable effect is produced when the jacket is brushed.

Abstract: A rope or cable having a series of loops and/or fairings extending laterally in spaced relation along its length is disclosed. In one embodiment, the fairings are composed of a series of strands which splay outwardly from a jacket applied onto a core. In one species of this embodiment, a layer of resilient material surrounds the core, and the jacket is braided over base portions of the fairings which overlie the resilient layer. In another species of this embodiment, the core is provided by an elongated cable, and the jacket is provided by a helically-wrapped tape which anchors the strands to the cable. In another embodiment, a central core is omitted and a braided jacket surrounds base portions of the strands to secure the fairings.Methods and apparatus for producing the faired articles are also disclosed.

Abstract: An elongated article such as a rope or cord having a series of fairings spaced apart along its length is produced in a continuous manner by the method and apparatus of the present invention. The rope comprises a core having a plurality of yarns surrounded by a layer of resilient material, and a braided jacket surrounds the core and anchors the fairings thereto. The fairings are provided by a resilient fairing yarn which is fed toward the core and which is manipulated by a needle during braiding of the jacket to cause each fairing to have a base portion anchored between the jacket and the resilient layer of the core and streamer portions extending outwardly from the base portion. The needle is mounted for reciprocation parallel to the moving core upstream of the braider, and the fairing yarn passes through the eye of the needle and a first length is displaced through the path of movement of the braid yarns into engagement with a gripping assembly located downstream of the braid yarns.

Abstract: A multi-filament rope which comprises a blend of filaments braided together to form a composite line structure. The core of the structure consists primarily of polyimide of an aromatic tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, with the sheath consisting primarily of polyolefin fibers selected from the group consisting of polypropylene and polyethylene braided over the core.

Abstract: A reinforced plastic rod is produced by placing resin impregnated fibres within a tube of deformable openwork construction, for example braided or knitted material, arranged so that elongation of the tube results in a decrease in its cross section, elongating the tube so that it compacts the resin and fibres and also squeezes out excess resin through the openwork tube, and then curing the resin.