Printed flocked pile fabric and method for making same
US6350504B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/23943
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printed multicolor synthetic pile fabric having a substrate and pile formed of fibers of substantially uniform length and diameter with the fibers arranged in random groups extending uniformly across the entire width and along the entire length of the fabric. Each group comprises a random number of fibers extending at an angle and in a direction that randomly varies from the angles and directions of the fibers in adjacent groups. The fibers within each group are preferably set in the greige goods.
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