Composites which comprise a substrate (such as paper) to which a mesh (e.g. chicken wire) is firmly clasped by means of a plurality of retaining bands that overlie the mesh and are bonded to the substrate through holes in the mesh. The composites are useful as, for example, a backing for stucco and plaster walls.

A composite composition to be used in a doctor blade construction, said composite laminate construction comprising: (a) one or more central layers comprising an engineering thermoplastic resin filled with heat-resistant, non-glass, long strand fibers; (b) one or more intermediate layers positioned over the one or more central layers, each said intermediate layer comprising a carbon layer; and (c) one or more surface sheets positioned over the one or more intermediate layers.

A composite comprising a structural component and a matrix component, the structural component comprising structural fibers and a toughening additive comprising non structural fibers of a first thermoplastic material and the matrix component comprising a second thermoplastic material. The structural component is a fabric formed from the structural fibers and the non structural thermoplastic fibers, the fabric comprising non structural thermoplastic fibers which are in fibre form in the final com...

A fluororesin coating includes in its surface (13) a fluororesin coating film (11) formed on a coating surface (6) of a metal substrate (6) forming a vessel (1). In surface portions of the fluororesin coating film (11), there are formed a plurality of compressed areas (15) arranged in distribution. Then, the fluororesin coating having the compressed areas (15) formed therein is provided on an inner face (2) of the vessel (1). As the surface (13) portions where the compressed areas (15) are prese...

A method for fabricating composite parts having improved pull-off strengths between portions of the composite part. In one embodiment, a sine wave spar is formed from two U-shaped channels having opposing flanges and a central web. The U-shaped channels are joined along the webs. The triangular gap created between the edges of the two U-shaped channels along the joining surface are filled by interleaving layers of unidirectional prepreg with the layers of prepreg that form the caps or flanges of...

A composite for moldings having the high bending elastic modulus and the high bending strength, comprising a thermoplastic resin and a polymerizable monomer which is a multifunctional polymerizable monomer having an alicyclic strucure unit or a mixture consisting of a multifunctional polymerizable monomer having an alicyclic strucure unit and a monofunctional polymerizable monomer having at least two alicyclic structure units, is prepared by compounding them. Also, a composite for moldings havin...

The disclosure relates to improvements in closures comprising a dependent skirt which encircles a container neck, and which include a pull tab attached to the skirt for removal of the closure. Preferred embodiments disclosed relate to a composite closure consisting of a flexible, resilient plastic fitment, and a gasketed rigid closure panel. The fitment has a perforate top and dependent skirt. The closure panel is retained within the skirt. A lifting ring in the top of the flexible plastic fitme...

A structure comprising flattened expanded metal, or the like, having a sealed fabric of nylon or glass cloth bonded thereto by an intervening polyurethane elastomeric plastic. The structure disclosed is a storage tank having a framework, including circumferentially spaced longerons and longitudinally spaced rings secured to the longerons, with the sealed fabric bonded by the elastomeric plastic to the expanded metal and the surfaces of the framework which is engages. End portions of the framewor...

A method for making shaped pyrolytic graphite articles which comprises progressively positioning continuous carbon strand onto a shaped form and simultaneously pyrolyzing carbonaceous gas onto the strand at about the point of positioning contact to nucleate pyrolytic graphite from the strand, progressively positioning additional strand laterally spaced from previously positioned strand and, as the additional strand is positioned, simultaneously pyrolyzing the carbonaceous gas on the additional s...

A composite closure consisting of a flexible plastic fitment and a gasketed rigid metal closure panel. The metal closure panel is retained within the fitment by a circumferential shoulder. A lifting ring in the top of the flexible plastic fitment is joined to marginal portions of the fitment panel by breakable bridging portions and by a substantially unbreakable integral hinge portion attached directly to a portion of the skirt. Once the breakable bridging portions are broken, the semidetached r...