A restraint net is provided for use in restraining a tight grouping of flowline elements where restraint lines are unusable. The restraint net includes a net body woven of one or more restraining ropes; and a net perimeter comprising one or more restraining ropes, surrounding the net body. The restraint net is configured to cover the tight grouping of flowline elements and being of sufficient tensile strength to restraint movement of the flowline elements in case of a failure or separation of the flowline elements in the tight grouping. A method is also provided of restraining a tight grouping of flowline elements where restraint lines are unusable. The method includes: providing the restraint net as described above; coupling a first point of the net perimeter to any one or more of an anchoring device, an adjacent restraint net or an adjacent restraint line; extending the net body over the tight grouping of flowline elements; and securing one or more further points of the net perimeter to one or more further anchoring devices, one or more further restraint nets, or one or more further adjacent restraint lines. Upon a failure or separation of the flowline elements, the restraining net restrains movement of the flowline elements.

A swimsuit customization system including a garment configured to cover at least a portion of a wearer’s torso, having a first side loop and a first top loop on a left lateral side of the garment and a second side loop and a second top loop on a right lateral side of the garment. A strap having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, being removably inserted in the first side loop, the second side loop, the first top loop, and the second top loop. The strap being arranged on the garment defined by the position of the strap in the loops and the order the strap is inserted through the loop. Wherein the first end of the strap is connected to the second end of the strap.

A swimsuit customization system including a garment configured to cover at least a portion of a wearer’s torso, having a first side loop and a first top loop on a left lateral side of the garment and a second side loop and a second top loop on a right lateral side of the garment. A strap having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, being removably inserted in the first side loop, the second side loop, the first top loop, and the second top loop. The strap being arranged on the garment defined by the position of the strap in the loops and the order the strap is inserted through the loop. Wherein the first end of the strap is connected to the second end of the strap.

A method for producing a braided preform, includes the steps of: a) creating a braided sleeve from filler threads and braiding threads in a braiding process, for which purpose the filler threads and braiding threads are taken off thread accumulators, b) feeding a core to the braided sleeve, c) continuing the braiding process, wherein the core is advanced such that it is braided along its length, wherein, during step c), the take-off of at least one filler thread is blocked such that the at least one filler thread is pulled out of at least one section of the braided sleeve surrounding the core.

A method for producing a braided preform, includes the steps of: a) creating a braided sleeve from filler threads and braiding threads in a braiding process, for which purpose the filler threads and braiding threads are taken off thread accumulators, b) feeding a core to the braided sleeve, c) continuing the braiding process, wherein the core is advanced such that it is braided along its length, wherein, during step c), the take-off of at least one filler thread is blocked such that the at least one filler thread is pulled out of at least one section of the braided sleeve surrounding the core.

A braided sleeve is formed having complex geometry, including multiple geometries along the braided sleeve's longitudinal axis. In particular, along a first portion of the braided sleeve's longitudinal axis, multiple tows are intertwined with each other. Along a second portion, at least one of the tows is removed from being intertwined with the other tows and is relocated to an interior or an exterior of the braided sleeve. A third portion of the braded sleeve along the longitudinal axis includes the removed tow being intertwined with the plurality of tows again. In this manner, the braided sleeve may provide coverage of preforms with varying diameters along the longitudinal axis of the preforms.

A braided sleeve is formed having complex geometry, including multiple geometries along the braided sleeve's longitudinal axis. In particular, along a first portion of the braided sleeve's longitudinal axis, multiple tows are intertwined with each other. Along a second portion, at least one of the tows is removed from being intertwined with the other tows and is relocated to an interior or an exterior of the braided sleeve. A third portion of the braded sleeve along the longitudinal axis includes the removed tow being intertwined with the plurality of tows again. In this manner, the braided sleeve may provide coverage of preforms with varying diameters along the longitudinal axis of the preforms.

An medical implantable occlusion device (100) is disclosed having a collapsed state and an expanded state and comprising a braiding (101) of at least one thread, and a distal end (102) comprised of said braiding. The distal end comprises loops (103, 104, 204, 304) formed by loop strands (105, 106, 206, 306) of the at least one thread, wherein, at least in said expanded state, each loop strand has a curved shape and extends away from a centre point (117) of the distal end, whereby an apex point (107, 108, 208, 308) of each of the loop strands corresponds to the turning point of the curved shape and to the point of each of the loop strands being arranged closest to the centre point. At least one of the loop strands is displaced from the centre point by a centre distance (109, 110, 210, 310), and the apex point lie at a distance from a periphery (113) of the distal end.

An medical implantable occlusion device (100) is disclosed having a collapsed state and an expanded state and comprising a braiding (101) of at least one thread, and a distal end (102) comprised of said braiding. The distal end comprises loops (103, 104, 204, 304) formed by loop strands (105, 106, 206, 306) of the at least one thread, wherein, at least in said expanded state, each loop strand has a curved shape and extends away from a centre point (117) of the distal end, whereby an apex point (107, 108, 208, 308) of each of the loop strands corresponds to the turning point of the curved shape and to the point of each of the loop strands being arranged closest to the centre point. At least one of the loop strands is displaced from the centre point by a centre distance (109, 110, 210, 310), and the apex point lie at a distance from a periphery (113) of the distal end.

In one embodiment, the present invention is a braided filament including a plurality of strands each having at least one ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fiber and at least one polyester fiber wherein the quantity of certain types of fibers in a first strand is the same as the quantity of the same type of fibers in a second strand. In a variant, one additional strand of the braided filament is a monofilament strand. In another variant, each strand is homogeneous with respect to the other strands and is made exclusively from ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fibers and polyester fibers such that each strand has the same distribution and quantity of fiber types.