Patent ID: 6042916
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: B32B,B64C,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
A composite material construction including a laminate of layers arranged with at least one warp dominated layer alternating with at least one weft dominated layer in a thickness direction and, wherein said at least one weft dominated layer comprises at least two weft dominated plies and said at least one warp dominated layer comprises at least one warp dominated ply, at least one of said at least two weft dominated plies forming at least one lap joint with an other of said at least two weft dominated plies, and each of said at least two weft dominated plies and said at least one warp dominated ply having a width dimension, wherein the width of the at least one warp dominated ply is greater than the width of at least one of said at least two weft dominated plies, wherein said construction includes a plastics matrix material.