Patent ID: 8166569

Claim:
A multiaxial fabric comprising: a first layer comprising substantially parallel and substantially resin-free polyethylene yarns oriented in a first direction; a second layer comprising substantially parallel and substantially resin-free polyethylene yarns oriented in a second direction, the first and second directions being skew with respect to each other; a layer, interposed between and in contact with each of the first and second layers, and comprising a thermoplastic or thermoset film; and a yarn interlaced transversely among each of the layers of the multiaxial fabric, wherein the fabric is coated with a high viscosity polymer that has a Tg in the range of −40 to 0° C., and a zero shear melt viscosity of 2×10 6 to 10 13 poise at 20° C.; the yarns of the second layer are skew at an angle of 90° with respect to the yarns of the first layer; and the polyethylene has a number averaged molecular weight of at least 1 million.