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Method of making a stretchable orthopaedic fiberglass casting tape
Assignee: Johnson and Johnson Professional Inc
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Filing: 1990-02-07
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Granted: 1991-05-14
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Expires: 2010-02-07
Abstract
Abstract A method of making a non raveling stretchable fiberglass fabric by knitting an elastic yarn under tension into the fabric in the length direction, releasing the tension from the elastic yarn to compact the fabric and removing the elastic yarn from the fabric.
Inventors
- 👤 George J. Buese
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:44
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04B; D04B21/00; D04B21/14; D04B21/18; A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/04; D06; D06H; D06H7/00; D06H7/22; A61F2013/00089; A61F2013/00119; D10; D10B; D10B2509/00; D10B2509/02; D10B2509/024; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S602/00; Y10S602/90; Y10T; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/20; Y10T442/2762; Y10T442/2861
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A method of forming an orthopedic casting tape comprising; knitting a fabric employing fiberglass yarns in the chain stitch of the fabric, and elastic yarns in the length direction of the fabric, the elastic yarn being present in a sufficient quantity to give the fabric a stretch before heating of at least 70%; removing the fabric from the knitting machine and allowing the power of the elastic filament to contract the fabric; heating the contracted fabric to burn off the elastic fiber in the fabric and heat set the fiberglass yarns in the fabric; coating the contracted fabric with a water reactive isocyanate terminated resin; and packaging the coated fabric in a moisture impermeable package until ready for use.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
119 words
A method of forming an orthopedic casting tape comprising; knitting a fabric employing fiberglass yarns in the chain stitch of the fabric, and elastic yarns in the length direction of the fabric, the elastic yarn being present in a sufficient quantity to give the fabric a stretch before heating of at least 70%; removing the fabric from the knitting machine and allowing the power of the elastic filament to contract the fabric; heating the contracted fabric to burn off the elastic fiber in the fabric and heat set the fiberglass yarns in the fabric; coating the contracted fabric with a water reactive isocyanate terminated resin; and packaging the coated fabric in a moisture impermeable package until ready for use.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 in which the fabric has a stretch before heating of between 70% and 200%.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 in which the elastic filament is a natural rubber yarn.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 in which the elastic filament is a polyurethane yarn.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 in which the temperature at which the fabric is heated to burn off the elastic yarn is between 200° C. and 480° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 in which the fabric has a stretch after heating of between 30% and 100%.
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