Claims
- 1. Apparatus for fabricating a three-dimensional material comprising:
- a. means for orienting a cluster of filaments in a direction defining the Z axis and adapted to space such filaments in intersecting rows lying in directions defining the X axis and Y axis of the cluster,
- b. a first plurality of needles positioned adjacent said Z axis filaments orienting means and adapted to weave courses of filaments into the Z axis filaments along the X axis of said filaments,
- c. a second plurality of needles positioned adjacent said Z axis filaments orienting means and adapted to weave courses of filaments into the Z axis filaments along the Y axis of said filaments, and
- d. said Z axis filaments orienting means and said first and second pluralities of needles being sized and positioned to weave each of such filaments in close touching contact with each adjacent filament.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 675,367 filed Oct. 16, 1967, now abandoned which is a continuation of Ser. No. 220,510 filed Jan. 24, 1972.
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Divisions (1)
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Oct 1967 |
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