U.S. patent application number 11/673534 was filed with the patent office on 2008-08-14 for woven construction belt and method to manufacture the woven construction belt.
Invention is credited to Frank WANG.
Application Number | 20080190511 11/673534 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 39684817 |
Filed Date | 2008-08-14 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080190511 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
WANG; Frank |
August 14, 2008 |
WOVEN CONSTRUCTION BELT AND METHOD TO MANUFACTURE THE WOVEN
CONSTRUCTION BELT
Abstract
A woven construction belt is fabricated by a method to
manufacture said belt and, said belt has a surface, at least one
warp, at least two wefts, at least two locking wefts and a binding
layer. The method has a preparing step, a weaving step, a dipping
step and a fixing step. In The preparing step, warp fibers, at
least two wefts and at least two locking wefts are made from
tempered fibers. In the weaving step, the wefts are first woven
transversely through the warp fibers, the locking wefts are
subsequently woven through the warp fibers and the wefts to form a
woven belt. In the dipping step, the woven belt is dipped into a
macerate tank to apply binding material to the woven belt. In the
fixing step, the binding material on the woven belt is cured to
form a binding layer and complete the woven construction belt.
Inventors: |
WANG; Frank; (TAICHUNG
HSIEN, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
PATENTTM.US
P. O. BOX 82788
PORTLAND
OR
97282-0788
US
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Family ID: |
39684817 |
Appl. No.: |
11/673534 |
Filed: |
February 9, 2007 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
139/387R ;
156/60 |
Current CPC
Class: |
D03D 13/006 20130101;
Y10T 156/10 20150115; D03D 13/002 20130101; D03D 1/0094 20130101;
D03D 13/004 20130101; D03D 5/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
139/387.R ;
156/60 |
International
Class: |
D03D 3/02 20060101
D03D003/02 |
Claims
1. A woven construction belt being made of tempered fibers and
comprising a surface; at least one warp, each warp having two
edges; and multiple warp fibers parallel to each other; at least
two wefts woven through adjacent warp fibers; at least two locking
wefts being woven through two adjacent warp fibers respectively at
the edges of each one of the at least one warp and the at least two
wefts; and a binding layer completely covering the surface of the
woven construction belt and securely holding the woven at least one
warp, at least two wefts and at least two locking wefts
together.
2. The woven construction belt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
tempered fibers are manufactured from Polyethylene Terephthalate
(PET).
3. The woven construction belt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
tempered fibers are manufactured from Polyproylene (PP).
4. The woven construction belt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
tempered fibers are manufactured from Polyethylene (PE).
5. The woven construction belt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
tempered fibers are manufactured from fiberglass.
6. The woven construction belt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
at least one weft is a single weft.
7. The woven construction belt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
at least one weft is multiple wefts grouped together and parallel
to each other.
8. The woven construction belt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
at least two locking wefts are further woven with an adjacent
locking weft.
9. The woven construction belt as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
at least two locking wefts wrap around the warp after weaving
around each weft.
10. A method for manufacturing a woven construction belt that has a
surface, at least one warp with multiple warp fibers, at least two
wefts, at least two locking wefts and a binding layer, and the
method comprising: (a) a preparing step comprising preparing the
warp fibers, the at least one warp, the at least two wefts and the
at least two locking wefts from tempered fibers; (b) a weaving step
comprising weaving the wefts transversely through the warp fibers
of the at least one warp; and weaving the locking wefts through
adjacent warp fibers respectively at edges of the at least one warp
and the at least two wefts to connect the at least two wefts with
the at least one warp to form a woven belt; (c) a dipping step
comprising dipping the woven belt in a macerate tank to apply
binding material to the woven belt to completely cover the at least
one warp, the at least two wefts and the at least two locking
wefts; and (d) a fixing step comprising fixing binding material on
the woven belt to form the binding layer on the woven belt and
complete the woven construction belt.
11. The method for manufacturing a woven construction belt as
claimed in claim 10, wherein fixing the binding material on the
woven belt is performed at a temperature between 100.degree. C. and
200.degree. C. to form the binding layer on the woven belt.
12. The method for manufacturing a woven construction belt as
claimed in claim 10, wherein the locking wefts wrap around the at
least one warp between adjacent wefts.
13. The method for manufacturing a woven construction belt as
claimed in claim 10, wherein the locking wefts further weave
through an adjacent locking weft.
14. The method for manufacturing a woven construction belt as
claimed in claim 11, wherein the tempered fibers are Polyethylene
Terephthalate (PET).
15. The method for manufacturing a woven construction belt as
claimed in claim 11, wherein the tempered fibers are Polyproylene
(PP).
16. The method for manufacturing a woven construction belt as
claimed in claim 11, wherein the tempered fibers are Polyethylene
(PE).
17. The method for manufacturing a woven construction belt as
claimed in claim 11, wherein the tempered fibers are manufactured
from fiberglass.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a construction belt, and
more particularly relates to a woven construction belt and a method
to manufacture the woven construction belt.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] In the past, metal plates were usually used to form
retaining walls to hold concrete and stones used to level
construction sites before building a structure. However, metal
plates are expensive and increase building costs. Furthermore, the
metal plates have smooth surfaces that cannot keep the stones from
sliding.
[0005] With reference to FIG. 8, conventional construction belts
(60) were developed to replace the metal plates. A conventional
construction belt (60) comprises multiple tempered fibers and
multiple openings (61). The tempered fibers are glued to each other
in a straight line. The openings (61) are formed through the
tempered fibers at intervals and increase friction between the
construction belt (60) and the stones.
[0006] However, the tempered fibers of the conventional
construction belt (60) are connected with glue only and may
separate during use, which will influence the strength of the
conventional construction belt (60).
[0007] Therefore, the present invention provides a woven
construction belt and a method to manufacture the woven
construction belt to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned
problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] The main objective of the present invention is to provide a
woven construction belt that will not separate and a method to
manufacture the woven construction belt.
[0009] A woven construction belt in accordance with the present
invention is fabricated by a method to manufacture said belt, and
said belt has a surface, at least one warp, at least two wefts, at
least two locking wefts and a binding layer. Each warp has multiple
warp fibers.
[0010] The method to manufacture the woven construction belt in
accordance with the present invention comprises a preparing step, a
weaving step, a dipping step and a fixing step. In the preparing
step, warp fibers, at least two wefts and at least two locking weft
are made from tempered fibers. In the weaving step, the wefts are
first woven transversely through the warp fibers, and the locking
wefts are subsequently woven through warp fibers and the wefts to
form a woven belt. In the dipping step, the woven belt is dipped
into a macerate tank to apply binding material to the woven belt.
In the fixing step, the binding material on the woven belt is cured
to form a binding layer and complete the woven construction
belt.
[0011] Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the
invention will become more apparent from the following detailed
description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] FIG. 1 is a top view of a woven construction belt in
accordance with the present invention;
[0013] FIG. 2 is a flow chart of manufacturing the woven
construction belt in FIG. 1;
[0014] FIG. 3 is a top view of a second embodiment of a woven
construction belt in accordance with the present invention;
[0015] FIG. 4 is a top view of a third embodiment of a woven
construction belt in accordance with the present invention;
[0016] FIG. 5 is a top view of a fourth embodiment of a woven
construction belt in accordance with the present invention;
[0017] FIG. 6 is an enlarged top view of a fifth embodiment of a
woven construction belt in accordance with the present
invention;
[0018] FIG. 7 is an operational top view of the woven construction
belt in FIG. 1 used with mounting boards; and
[0019] FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a conventional woven
construction belt in accordance with the prior art.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0020] With reference to FIGS. 1 to 6, a woven construction belt
(10, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D) in accordance with the present invention
is used in construction and is made by a method in accordance with
the present invention for manufacturing the woven construction belt
(10, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D).
[0021] With further reference to FIG. 7, the woven construction
belt (10, 10A, 10B, 10C) is mounted through rings (51) on parallel
frame members (50), is made of tempered fibers and comprises a
surface, at least one warp (20), at least two wefts (30, 30A, 30B,
30C), at least two locking wefts (40, 40A, 40B, 40C) and a binding
layer. The tempered fibers may be Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET),
Polyproylene (PP), Polyethylene (PE) or fiberglass.
[0022] Each warp (20) has two edges and multiple warp fibers (21).
The warp fibers (21) are parallel to each other.
[0023] The at least one weft (30, 30A, 30B, 30C) is woven through
adjacent warp fibers (21) and may be a single weft (30) or multiple
wefts (30A, 30B, 30C) grouped together and parallel to each
other.
[0024] The at least two locking wefts (40, 40A, 40B, 40C) are woven
through two adjacent warp fibers (21) respectively at the edges of
each warp (20) and the at least two wefts (30, 30A, 30B, 30C), may
also be further woven with an adjacent locking weft (40C) and may
wrap around the warp (20) after weaving around each weft (30B).
[0025] The binding layer completely covers the surface of the woven
construction belt (10, 10A, 10B, 10C) and securely holds the woven
at least one warp (20, 20A, 20B, 20C), at least two wefts (40, 40A,
40B, 40C) and at least two locking wefts (30, 30A, 30B, 30C)
together.
[0026] The method for manufacturing the woven construction belt
(10, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D) comprises (a) a preparing step, (b) a
weaving step, (c) a dipping step and (d) a fixing step.
[0027] The preparing step comprises preparing warp fibers (21), at
least one warp (20), at least two wefts (30, 30A, 30B, 30C) and at
least two locking wefts (40, 40A, 40B, 40C) from tempered fibers.
Furthermore, the tempered fibers can be Polyethylene Terephthalate
(PET), Polyproylene (PP), Polyethylene (PE) or fiberglass.
[0028] The weaving step comprises weaving the wefts (30, 30A, 30B,
30C) and the locking wefts (40, 40A, 40B, 40C). The wefts (30, 30A,
30B, 30C) are woven transversely through the warp fibers (21) of
the at least one warp (20). The locking wefts (40, 40A, 40B, 40C)
are woven through adjacent warp fibers (21) respectively at edges
of the at least one warp (20) and the at least two wefts (30, 30A,
30B, 30C) to connect the at least two wefts (30, 30A, 30B, 30C)
with the at least one warp (20) to form a woven belt, may wrap
around the at least one warp (20) between adjacent wefts (30B) or
may further weave through an adjacent locking weft (40C);
[0029] The dipping step comprises dipping the woven belt in a
macerate tank to apply binding material to the woven belt to
completely cover the at least one warp (20), the at least two wefts
(30, 30A, 30B, 30C) and the at least two locking wefts (40, 40A,
40B, 40C).
[0030] The fixing step comprises fixing the binding material on the
woven belt at a temperature between 100.degree. C. and 200.degree.
C. to form the binding layer on the woven belt and complete the
woven construction belt (10, 10A, 100B, 10C, 10D).
[0031] The woven construction belt (10, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D) has the
following advantages.
[0032] 1. The woven construction belt (10, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D)
connects the parallel frame members (50) easily and quickly,
concrete and stones can be poured between the parallel frame
members (50). Furthermore, the surface of the woven construction
belt (10, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D) is rough and uneven by the warps
(20), the at least one weft (30, 30A, 30B, 30C) and the at least
one locking weft (40, 40A, 40B, 40C). The rough and uneven surface
of the woven construction belt (10, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D) keeps the
concrete and stones from slipping. Then, the cement and the stones
can be contained between the mounting boards (50) and the woven
construction belt (10, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D).
[0033] 2. The at least one locking weft (40, 40A, 40B, 40C) woven
through the at least one warp (20) and the at least one weft (30,
30A, 30B, 30C) keeps the warp fibers (21) from separating. This
improves the strength of the woven construction belt (10, 10A, 10B,
10C, 10D).
[0034] Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the
present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description,
together with details of the structure and features of the
invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made
in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and
arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the
full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in
which the appended claims are expressed.
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