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Composite products, methods and apparatus

  • US 6,761,795 B2
  • Filed: 05/25/2001
  • Issued: 07/13/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for making a composite, the composite expected to be placed under a load creating expected load lines, comprising:

  • choosing stretch-resistant segments;

    selecting a first layer of material having a circumferential edge;

    after the first layer of material selecting step, arranging the segments on the first layer of material generally along expected load lines;

    the choosing step comprising the step of selecting lengths of the segments so that at least most of the segments extend only part way along the expected load lines; and

    securing the segments to the first layer of material so to create a composite.

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