US3376001A - Mesh with variable spaces - Google Patents

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US3376001A
US3376001A US446881A US44688165A US3376001A US 3376001 A US3376001 A US 3376001A US 446881 A US446881 A US 446881A US 44688165 A US44688165 A US 44688165A US 3376001 A US3376001 A US 3376001A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B55/00—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, having essential features of rigid construction
    • A47B55/02—Cabinets, racks or shelf units, having essential features of rigid construction made of wire
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C23/00—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases
    • A47C23/12—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases using tensioned springs, e.g. flat type
    • A47C23/14—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases using tensioned springs, e.g. flat type forming nets; combined with nets
    • A47C23/15—Spring mattresses with rigid frame or forming part of the bedstead, e.g. box springs; Divan bases; Slatted bed bases using tensioned springs, e.g. flat type forming nets; combined with nets with braided or crossed flat springs or cords; with horizontal wound springs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/02—Seat parts
    • A47C7/28—Seat parts with tensioned springs, e.g. of flat type
    • A47C7/32—Seat parts with tensioned springs, e.g. of flat type with tensioned cords, e.g. of elastic type, in a flat plane
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21F—WORKING OR PROCESSING OF METAL WIRE
    • B21F27/00—Making wire network, i.e. wire nets
    • B21F27/08—Making wire network, i.e. wire nets with additional connecting elements or material at crossings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C65/00—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C65/02—Joining or sealing of preformed parts, e.g. welding of plastics materials; Apparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure
    • B29C65/04—Dielectric heating, e.g. high-frequency welding, i.e. radio frequency welding of plastic materials having dielectric properties, e.g. PVC
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06M—TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
    • D06M17/00—Producing multi-layer textile fabrics
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04C—STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C5/00—Reinforcing elements, e.g. for concrete; Auxiliary elements therefor
    • E04C5/16—Auxiliary parts for reinforcements, e.g. connectors, spacers, stirrups
    • E04C5/162—Connectors or means for connecting parts for reinforcements
    • E04C5/166—Connectors or means for connecting parts for reinforcements the reinforcements running in different directions
    • E04C5/167—Connection by means of clips or other resilient elements

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  • This invention relates generally to improvements in mesh with particular reference to wire mesh comprising one plurality of spaced apart wires and/or rods, and another plurality of spaced wires and/or rods transversely arranged with relation to the first plurality, whereby these wires and rods are resiliently connected with one another, respectively, at their points of intersection.
  • Wire mesh consisting of elements comprising wires or rods intersecting one another transversely, are wellknown, and it is customary to weld thewires or rods together at their respective points of intersection, or otherwise to secure them at such points in a substantially permanent or rigid manner.
  • This permanent or rigid connection of the points of intersections of the two sets of wires or rods has the disadvantage of limiting a broader use of such wire mesh. Since the points of connection are rigid and the spacing between the elements are permanent, such wire mesh are not suitable for use in the manufacture of mattresses or in the upholstery of furniture or of seat cushions, nor are they suitable for being used as packaging means or as containers to be wrapped around articles for protecting the same during shipping.
  • This invention provides a new and improved mesh and means of manufacturing such mesh in which the disadvantages mentioned above are avoided or at least are substantially reduced.
  • the invention consists in the novel parts, construction arrangements, combinations and improvements as may be shown and described by way of example only and as illustrative of a preferred embodiment. Objects and advantages of the invention will be set.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide such resilient connecting means as to permit lateral shifting of the wires and/ or rods of the wire mesh for varying the spacing therebetween.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of a portion of a mesh according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a section along the line II-II of FIG. 1, showing the intersection of the elements of the mesh, in an enlarged scale;
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view of the intersection shown in FIG. 2.
  • a wire mesh comprising a first set of spaced wires or rods and a second set of spaced wires or rods extending transversely to said first set in which said sets of wires or rods are interconnected by resilient connecting strips which extend across a wire or rod of one set and are engaged with a wire or rod of the other set on either side of the point of intersection so as to urge the two wires or rods into engagement with each other.
  • resilient connecting strips which may be of metal, e.g., spring steel or of resilient plastics material, are preferably provided at each point of intersection of a wire or rod of the two sets.
  • FIG. 1 a mesh according to the invention which is composed of a first set of spaced-apart, parallel, elongated elements, such as for example, wires or rods 1 and of a second set of spaced-apart, parallel, elongated elements, such as for example, wires or rods 2, arranged substantially transversely of wires or rods 1.
  • the mesh may have shapes other than square or rectangular, that is may be in the shape of a parallelogram or trapezoid, or any other desirable shape.
  • a connecting strip 3, made of resilient material is positioned at the points of intersection of the two sets of wires or rods and serves to urge or hold wires or rods 1 in engagement with wires or rods 2.
  • Strips 3 are bent or deflected to substantially U- or V-shape about wires or rods 2, during the assembly of the mesh (thus stressing the strips 3), and wires or rods 1 are passed through apertures 4 in strips 3, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
  • the resilience of strips 3 causes them to urge the two sets of wires or rods into engagement with each other and to hold them in such engagement.
  • Strips 3 may consist of spring steel or of non-ferrous metals, which have a satisfactory springy property, or may be made of resilient plastic materials. It is, however, essential that they are capable of holding the intersedting wires or rods in place while permitting a certain amount of movement of one wire or rod of one setwith respect to those of the other set. If, for instance, it is desired to alter or vary the relative spacings of the wires Or rods at each point of intersection, or to remove selected wires or rods from the mesh as may be the: case if the 3 mesh is to be deformed to fit around some article, this can be achieved, since it is only necessary to overcome the frictional force due to the engagement of the wires of rods with one another.
  • a further aspect of the present invention is to provide mesh consisting of two interconnected sets of spaced, elongated elements, such as for example, wires or rods arranged transversely to one another which comprises elastically deforming connecting strips made of resilient material across the elongated elements of one set, engaging the elongated elements of the other set through apertures in the ends of the strips and releasing the elastically deformed strips, so that the remaining elasticity urges the elongated elements of the two sets into frictionally holding engagement with the one another.
  • mesh is much more adaptable in use than known wire mesh where the points of intersection are rigidly interconnected. While in general the mesh of the elongated elements, according to the present invention, will be square or rectangular, it will be understood that it is within the scope of the invention to provide mesh wherein the mesh have other shapes, e.g. lozenge shape, parallelogram, trapezoidal or the like.
  • any one, some, or all of the elongated elements 1 and/ or 2 may be made of plastic or any suitable fibrous or filament material.
  • a mesh comprising a first set of spaced elongated elements, a second set of spaced elongated elements, the elongated elements of one of said sets extending transversely to the elongated elements of the other of said sets and being in engagement therewith at respective intersecting points, and a resiliently flexible connecting strip at each of said interconnecting points, each of said strips having two spaced apart aligned holes, each of said strips extending across an elongated element of one of said sets of elongated elements at one of said intersecting points, one of said holes being on one side and the other of said holes being on the other side of said one of said intersecting points, an elongated element of the other of said sets passing through said holes, said connecting strip urging said elongated elements at said one of said intersecting points into holding yet movable engagement with each other whereby any of the elements of either of said sets of elements may be moved selectively.
  • a mesh according to claim 1 and said elements in each of said sets being substantially parallel to each other.
  • a mesh according to claim 1, and said resiliently flexible strips being of substantially U-shape.

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US3874062A (en) * 1973-03-16 1975-04-01 Kajima Corp Process for fabricating a columnar assembly of spaced reinforcing bars
US4157411A (en) * 1978-03-14 1979-06-05 Thomson Walter G Connector arrangement for cross-stranded netting
US20130186507A1 (en) * 2010-10-11 2013-07-25 Thierry Godon Method for producing a fibrous metal structure by means of weaving

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US2805277A (en) * 1953-01-21 1957-09-03 Leona N Moeller Electric fence insulator

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US3874062A (en) * 1973-03-16 1975-04-01 Kajima Corp Process for fabricating a columnar assembly of spaced reinforcing bars
US4157411A (en) * 1978-03-14 1979-06-05 Thomson Walter G Connector arrangement for cross-stranded netting
US20130186507A1 (en) * 2010-10-11 2013-07-25 Thierry Godon Method for producing a fibrous metal structure by means of weaving
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