FIG. 1A is a diagramatic view of the cord depicted in FIG. 1 showing the filling strands successively passing over and then under adjacent warp strands and the warp strands successively passing over and then under adjacent filling strands.
FIG. 2 is a partial, schematic, side elevational view of an alternative embodiment of the braided retraction cord of this invention having 4 pairs of warp strands, 4 pairs of filling strands and 1 axial support strand.