Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Hollow or container type article – Polymer or resin containing
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-03
2006-10-03
Ahmad, Nasser (Department: 1772)
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Hollow or container type article
Polymer or resin containing
C139S42000D, C139S42000D, C383S117000, C428S036100, C428S922000, C442S186000, C442S189000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07115311
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to ungrounded type flexible fabric container with a reduced energy of electrostatic discharge suitable for use in a combustible environment. A woven fabric is configured to form a flexible fabric container having sidewalls, a top feature and a bottom feature. The woven fabric flexible bulk container is made from a static dissipating fabric comprising fabric woven of non-conductive tapes, to which a plurality of bicomponent conductive staple fibers are added. The bicomponent conductive staple fibers have one or more longitudinal stripes of a carbon loaded conductive constituent on an outer surface of a non-conductive constituent. Preferably the staple fibers are woven into or coated onto the fabric at a spacing of from 3 mm to 100 mm.
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