Patent · US Expired

Softening and bulking stitchbonded fabrics

US5041255A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateJul 31, 1989
Grant dateAug 20, 1991
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Expiry dateJul 31, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06C19/00
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process in which a stitchbonded fabric is stretched and then allowed to recover from the stretch decreases the stiffness of the fabric while greatly increasing its thickness and bulk.

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