Patent ID: 6204207
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: B29C,B29D,B32B,D04H,D10B,Y10T

Abstract:
Fiber formed extruded net comprised of integrally joined crossing strands of thermoplastic resin material, the crossing strands including a first set of strands and a second set of strands, the second set of strands intersecting the first set of strands, and forming intersections, the intersections being formed as part of the extrusion process, wherein at least one strand of the first set of strands is made from a relatively low melting point (LMP) material and the second set of strands, which form the fiber formed extruded net, being made from a relatively higher melting point (HMP) material, relative to the material of the LMP strand(s), and wherein the crossing strands are at least partially integrally joined to each other forming a direct strand-to-strand bond at the intersection.