A lattice structure, in particular a steel lattice structure, includes at least one longitudinal element and includes at least one edge element which runs perpendicularly or obliquely with respect to the longitudinal element, is embodied as a single wire, rod, wire strand, tube or profile and forms in particular at least a portion of a lattice edge, wherein the longitudinal element is wound multiple times around the edge element for its fastening to the edge element in a fastening region of the edge element.

A steel wire netting, in particular a hexagonal netting, made of steel wires includes hexagonal meshes, in particular for civil engineering purposes, preferably for an application in the field of protection from natural hazards, wherein the steel wires are alternatingly twisted with neighboring steel wires and wherein the steel wires are formed from a high-tensile steel or at least have a wire core made of a high-tensile steel, wherein an, in particular average, ratio calculated from an, in particular average, mesh width of the hexagonal meshes and an, in particular average, mesh height of the hexagonal meshes, measured perpendicularly to the mesh width, amounts to at least 0.75, preferably to at least 0.8.

A steel wire netting, in particular a hexagonal netting, made of steel wires includes hexagonal meshes, in particular for civil engineering purposes, preferably for an application in the field of protection from natural hazards, wherein the steel wires are alternatingly twisted with neighboring steel wires and wherein the steel wires are formed from a high-tensile steel or at least have a wire core made of a high-tensile steel, wherein an, in particular average, ratio calculated from an, in particular average, mesh width of the hexagonal meshes and an, in particular average, mesh height of the hexagonal meshes, measured perpendicularly to the mesh width, amounts to at least 0.75, preferably to at least 0.8.

A method for producing helices for a chain-link net, said helices for forming the chain-link net being interconnected, and rotated into one another, wherein the helices are produced from at least one longitudinal element, in particular a single wire, a wire bundle, a wire strand, and/or a wire rope, with at least one wire being partially implemented from a high-tensile steel, and wherein the helices are bent so that they include a plurality of first legs, a plurality of second legs, and a plurality of bending regions that interconnect a first leg and a neighboring second leg, wherein the helices are bent, by a braiding knife assembly comprising at least one braiding knife, in such a manner that at least the center points of the first legs and/or at least the center points of the second legs of a completely bent helix each lie substantially in one plane respectively.

A wire netting, in particular a safety net, includes a plurality of helices which are braided with one another and at least one of which is manufactured of at least one single wire, a wire bundle, a wire strand, a wire rope and/or another longitudinal element with at least one wire, in particular made of a high-tensile steel. The wire is bendable in a reverse bend test in opposite directions, by at least 90 respectively, about at least one bending cylinder having a diameter of maximally 2 d, at least M times without breaking, wherein M may be determined (by rounding down if applicable) to be C.Math.R.sup.0.5.Math.d.sup.0.5 and wherein a diameter d of the wire is given in mm, R is a tensile strength of the wire in N mm.sup.2 and C is a factor of at least 400 N.sup.0.5 mm.sup.0.5

A wire netting, in particular a safety net, includes a plurality of helices which are braided with one another and at least one of which is manufactured of at least one single wire, a wire bundle, a wire strand, a wire rope and/or another longitudinal element with at least one wire, in particular made of a high-tensile steel. The wire is bendable in a reverse bend test in opposite directions, by at least 90 respectively, about at least one bending cylinder having a diameter of maximally 2 d, at least M times without breaking, wherein M may be determined (by rounding down if applicable) to be C.Math.R.sup.0.5.Math.d.sup.0.5 and wherein a diameter d of the wire is given in mm, R is a tensile strength of the wire in N mm.sup.2 and C is a factor of at least 400 N.sup.0.5 mm.sup.0.5

The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing reinforcement meshes and spinning stations therefor. Reinforcement rods to be joined with the spinning wires are supplied by advancing means from the rear end of the apparatus, and a special mechanism prevents that the wire breaks during its encounter with the reinforcement rod.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing reinforcement meshes and spinning stations therefor. Reinforcement rods to be joined with the spinning wires are supplied by advancing means from the rear end of the apparatus, and a special mechanism prevents that the wire breaks during its encounter with the reinforcement rod.

Fence mesh including line wires, and stay wires extending laterally across and intersecting the line wires to form a mesh, wherein a first type of wire knot is formed by a knot wire around the line wire and stay wire at intersections of the stay wires with the line wires in a primary zone, and wherein a second type of wire knot is formed by a knot wire around the line wire and stay wire at intersections of the stay wires with the line wires in a secondary zone, characterised in that the first type of wire knot is different from the second type of wire knot; and a machine for the formation of such a mesh.

Fence mesh including line wires, and stay wires extending laterally across and intersecting the line wires to form a mesh, wherein a first type of wire knot is formed by a knot wire around the line wire and stay wire at intersections of the stay wires with the line wires in a primary zone, and wherein a second type of wire knot is formed by a knot wire around the line wire and stay wire at intersections of the stay wires with the line wires in a secondary zone, characterised in that the first type of wire knot is different from the second type of wire knot; and a machine for the formation of such a mesh.