Title: Connector components

Abstract: Connector components for flexibly connecting and/or disconnecting parts herein specifically illustrated as connecting the ends of paper makers felts comprising spaced panels of concatenated crossing textile elements wherein the panels are connected at regularly spaced intervals longitudinally of the component by elements extending transversely of the panels across the gap therebetween, said components being foldable at the gap to provide substantially U-shaped loops such that the loops of two such folded components may be interengaged to receive a pintle element and said panels being adapted to be fixed to the parts to be flexibly connected.

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Inventors: Veith, Robert S. (Marlboro, MA, US)

Application Number: 851436
Filing Date: 1977-11-14
Publication_date: 1979-03-20
Assignee: Thomas Taylor and Sons, Inc. (Hudson, MA)
Primary Class(es): 139/383AA 24/33C, 28/141, 245/10
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

3225900	Dec, 1965	MacBean et al.	139/383.
3283388	Nov, 1966	Kelleher et al.	28/141.
3436041	Apr, 1969	Haller	245/10.
3546330	Dec, 1970	Thompson	24/33.
3653097	Apr, 1972	Kerber	24/33.
4006760	Feb, 1977	Romanski et al.	139/383.

Other Refs: 1209495785191178897152047840-26811072317

Jun, 1901	DE2
Jul, 1924	FR
Dec, 1958	FR
Mar, 1968	FR
Dec, 1965	JP
Jun, 1967	GB

Primary Examiner: Kee Chi, James
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Dike, Bronstein, Roberts, Cushman & Pfund