(19)
(11) EP 0 851 203 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/31

(43) Date of publication A2:
01.07.1998 Bulletin 1998/27

(21) Application number: 97307469.3

(22) Date of filing: 24.09.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F41H 5/04, D03D 11/00, D04B 23/10, F01D 21/04, D03D 15/00, D04B 21/16
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV RO SI

(30) Priority: 28.09.1996 GB 9620281

(71) Applicant: M. Wright & Sons Ltd.
Quorn, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 8BT (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • Wright, Michael Pochin Marius
    Loughborough, Leicestershire (GB)
  • Wright, George Michael Fergus
    Qourn, Leicestershire (GB)
  • Griffiths, Paul Philip
    Mountsorrel, Leicestershire LE12 7BW (GB)

(74) Representative: Powell, Timothy John 
Eric Potter Clarkson, Park View House, 58 The Ropewalk
Nottingham NG1 5DD
Nottingham NG1 5DD (GB)

   


(54) Fabric for arresting ballistic articles


(57) In the field of aircraft engines, it is known to provide a so-called rigid fabric barrier for containing ballistic articles such as fragments of engine components liberated by mechanical failure in the engine. However, known rigid fabrics of plain woven form suffer from high elongation per unit length.
The disclosure relates to a rigid fabric (10) comprising a plurality of elongate interstices (16) each containing one or more elongate warp yarns (15). The interstices (16) permit the warp yarns to lie in an uncrimped condition, thereby improving the elongation characteristics of the fabric (10).






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