Metal element based textile product with improved widthwise stability

摘要

A textile product and a method of making the same is described wherein the textile product includes a layer of metal elements, an array of stitches, and wherein the metal elements are encased between the legs of the stitch and the underlap of the stitch. Preferably, the overlaps and/or underlaps span between at least two stitch lines. This provides an improved metal element based textile product for preparing reinforced articles. The metal element based textile product of the present invention allows improved processing and improved performance as compared to conventional metal element based textile products.

主权项

1. A textile product comprising
a layer of elongate metal elements; an array of stitches in stitch lines, the stitches having loops with legs and underlaps and overlaps; and wherein elongate metal elements are disposed and held between the legs of the stitch and the underlaps of the stitch and wherein the overlaps span between at least two stitch lines.