US4604315A
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High bulk, biaxial elastic, heat shrunk fabric
Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
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Filing: 1983-12-20
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Granted: 1986-08-05
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Expires: 2003-12-20
Abstract
Abstract A high bulk, heat shrunk fabric of texturized thermoplastic yarns in an open pattern of lock stitch knitted or leno woven yarns, said fabric exhibiting good biaxial stretch and recovery.
Inventors
- 👤 Clyde A. McCall
- 👤 Michael J. Campbell
- 👤 William B. Dean
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:52
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/01; D; D03; D03D; D03D15/00; D03D15/50; D03D15/567; D04; D04B; D04B21/00; D04B21/14; D04B21/16; A61F2013/00089; A61F2013/00102; A61F2013/00119; A61F2013/00238; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/30; Y10T442/3008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of making a heat shrunk, bulk, elastic fabric comprising: (a) forming an open pattern leno weave of highly heat shrinkable texturized theremoplastic warp direction yarns and "heat set", relatively less heat shrinkable texturized thermoplastic weft direction yarns, and (b) applying heat to said yarns to bulk and shrink said yarns, to yield a fabric with good elastic recovery in both warp and weft directions, the bulking of the heat-shrunk warp yarns causing said yarns to twist and lie on their sides thereby further twisting the weft yarns and creating a fabric with enhanced elasticity in the weft direction.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of making a heat shrunk, bulk, elastic fabric comprising: (a) forming an open pattern leno weave of highly heat shrinkable texturized theremoplastic warp direction yarns and "heat set", relatively less heat shrinkable texturized thermoplastic weft direction yarns, and (b) applying heat to said yarns to bulk and shrink said yarns, to yield a fabric with good elastic recovery in both warp and weft directions, the bulking of the heat-shrunk warp yarns causing said yarns to twist and lie on their sides thereby further twisting the weft yarns and creating a fabric with enhanced elasticity in the weft direction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said yarns are polyester.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said open pattern of yarns formed has 12 to 30 warp direction yarns per inch and 4 to 12 weft direction yarns per inch.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said open pattern of yarns formed has 6 to 15 double warp direction yarns per inch and 4 to 12 weft direction yarns per inch.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said yarns are 150 denier, continuous filament yarns.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said open pattern of yarn formed comprises 150 denier continuous filament polyester yarns with 16 warp direction yarns per inch and 8 weft direction yarns per inch.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
9 words
The fabric produced by the method of claim 1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
9 words
The fabric produced by the method of claim 2.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
9 words
The fabric produced by the method of claim 3.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
9 words
The fabric produced by the method of claim 4.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
9 words
The fabric produced by the method of claim 5.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
52 words
The fabric produced by the method of claim 6, said fabric exhibiting at least about 180% elongation to break and at least about 103% usable stretch and 90% recovery in the warp direction, and about 80% elongation to break and about 80% usable stretch and about 70% recovery in the weft direction.
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