COMPOSITE TEXTILE

摘要

A flexible textile or cloth is provided that can be hardened to a rigid or semi-rigid condition. The textile can incorporate reinforcement fibers to provide improved mechanical properties. The reinforcement fibers can be added in a various configurations without unnecessarily increasing the weight of the textile. Further, the textile can include at least one flap to facilitate readily joining the textile with another component such as another textile to create a composite construction.

主权项

1. A flexible textile that can be set to become rigid or semi-rigid, the textile comprising:
a first face; a second face separated from the first face by a space; a textile body comprising supporting fibers extending between the first and second faces and maintaining the first and second faces in a spaced-apart arrangement; a powder material located in the space between the first and second faces, wherein the powder material is capable of setting to a rigid or semi-rigid solid on the addition of a liquid or when exposed to radiation; a liquid or vapor impermeable layer positioned on the second face; and, a reinforcement layer located on the first face, wherein at least a portion of the reinforcement layer extends past the textile body to define a flap.