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A method and fiber-placement head are provided for placing fibers into a plurality of channels of a mold to form the ribs of a structural member, including panels, cylinders and cones, or even a ribbed latticework structure by itself. While providing relative movement between the mold and a pluralit

A method and fiber-placement head are provided for placing fibers into a plurality of channels of a mold to form the ribs of a structural member, including panels, cylinders and cones, or even a ribbed latticework structure by itself. While providing relative movement between the mold and a plurality of fiber-placement heads, fibers are simultaneously placed into a number of the channels of the mold by means of the heads. The relative movement and placement is repeated as often as necessary in order to dispose into the channels a desired thickness of the fibers.

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[ What I claim is:] [1.] A multiple fiber-placement head arrangement for placing fiber means simultaneously into a plurality of channels of a mold, to form ribs of a structural member, each of said heads comprising:a single motor-driven wheel for continuously withdrawing fiber means from a supply me

[ What I claim is:] [1.] A multiple fiber-placement head arrangement for placing fiber means simultaneously into a plurality of channels of a mold, to form ribs of a structural member, each of said heads comprising:a single motor-driven wheel for continuously withdrawing fiber means from a supply means thereof and for feeding said fiber means through said fiber-placement head, said fiber means disposed about part of the circumference of said wheel;guide rollers for guiding said fiber means through said fiber-placement head; andmeans for compacting said fiber means in said channels, wherein said wheel feeds said fiber means to said means for compacting.