REINFORCING ELEMENT FOR ELASTOMERIC ARTICLES AND ELASTOMERIC ARTICLES MADE THEREOF

摘要

Reinforcing elements (10) comprise a plurality of elongated metallic members (11,12), with substantially rectangular cross sections, having parallel longitudinal axes and at least one of the wide sides of each being contiguous with a wide side of another of said elongated metallic members. A single wrap member (13) is helically disposed around the elongated metallic members such that each turn of the wrap filament member is spaced apart from the next adjacent turns of the wrap member. Elastomeric articles reinforced with these reinforcing elements are also disclosed.