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Apparatus for artificial wearing and fading of textile materials

US5535604A · kind A · utility

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6References

12Claims

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Inventors

Antoine Rodrigues · Carcassonne, FR
Eric Leclerc · Rixensart, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 20, 1994
Grant date	Jul 16, 1996
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 20, 2014

Classification

Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
CPC primaryD06B11/0096
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Apparatus which is able to artificially produce wearing and fading of textile materials including an enclosure which is a barrel (1). This barrel is able to be placed into rotation around an axis (5), the barrel having an opening (6) which is equipped with a watertight door (7). The interior partitions (2) of the barrel are equipped with an abrasive lining (3), which includes protruding particles (12) and a stratified layer of these pieces.

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