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US2696445A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process and apparatus for flocking fabric

Assignee: Velveray Corp
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Filing: 1947-03-10
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Granted: 1954-12-07
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Expires: 1967-03-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Samuel M Schwartz
  • 👤 Gross Daniel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 21:41
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06C; D06C23/00; D06C2700/00; D06C2700/31; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/23907; Y10T428/23943

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 129 words
AN APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A PANNE EFFECT UPON FLOCK PRINTED TEXTILE FABRICS, WHICH COMPRISES MEANS FOR APPLYING ADHESIVE IN A DESIRED DESIGN TO A TEXTILE FABRIC, MEANS FOR APPLYING A FLOCK TO THE FACE OF THE FABRIC; CARRYING SAID ADHESIVE, MEANS FOR REMOVING THE EXCESS FLOCK MATERIAL FROM THE FABRIC, AND MEANS FO FRICTIONALLY SIMULTANEOUSLY RUBBING AND PRESSING THE FLOCK DOWN UPON THE FABRIC TO FLATTEN AGAINST SAID FABRIC, SAID LAST MENTIONED MEANS INCLUDING CLOSELY CONTACTING STATIONARY NON-MOVING RUBBER BLANKETS, SAID FLOCK IN ITS FINAL POSITION EXTENDING AWAY FROM THE FABRICS AND THE INDIVIDUAL THREADS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY UNATTACHED AND EXTENDING AWAY FROM THE FABRIC EXCEPT AT ONE END THEREOF AND THE FIBERS BEING ALL BENT IN ONE DIRECTION WITHOUT BEING CRUSHED INTO THE FABRIC OR DOWN UPON THE FABRIC.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 129 words
AN APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A PANNE EFFECT UPON FLOCK PRINTED TEXTILE FABRICS, WHICH COMPRISES MEANS FOR APPLYING ADHESIVE IN A DESIRED DESIGN TO A TEXTILE FABRIC, MEANS FOR APPLYING A FLOCK TO THE FACE OF THE FABRIC; CARRYING SAID ADHESIVE, MEANS FOR REMOVING THE EXCESS FLOCK MATERIAL FROM THE FABRIC, AND MEANS FO FRICTIONALLY SIMULTANEOUSLY RUBBING AND PRESSING THE FLOCK DOWN UPON THE FABRIC TO FLATTEN AGAINST SAID FABRIC, SAID LAST MENTIONED MEANS INCLUDING CLOSELY CONTACTING STATIONARY NON-MOVING RUBBER BLANKETS, SAID FLOCK IN ITS FINAL POSITION EXTENDING AWAY FROM THE FABRICS AND THE INDIVIDUAL THREADS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY UNATTACHED AND EXTENDING AWAY FROM THE FABRIC EXCEPT AT ONE END THEREOF AND THE FIBERS BEING ALL BENT IN ONE DIRECTION WITHOUT BEING CRUSHED INTO THE FABRIC OR DOWN UPON THE FABRIC.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 51 words
A PROCESS OF FLATTENING A FLOCK UPON A FABRIC WHICH COMPRISES PULLING A FLOCK PRINTED FABRIC WHILE THE ADHESIVE IS STILL WET BETWEEN TWO STATIONARY CONTACTING RUBBER BLANKETS WHICH ARE ONLY PRESSED TOGETHER BY THE GRAVITY WEIGHT OF THE UPPER BLANKET AND BEATING THE RUBBER BLANKETS WHILE THE FABRIC IS THEREBETWEEN.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 51 words
A PROCESS OF FLATTENING A FLOCK UPON A FABRIC WHICH COMPRISES PULLING A FLOCK PRINTED FABRIC WHILE THE ADHESIVE IS STILL WET BETWEEN TWO STATIONARY CONTACTING RUBBER BLANKETS WHICH ARE ONLY PRESSED TOGETHER BY THE GRAVITY WEIGHT OF THE UPPER BLANKET AND BEATING THE RUBBER BLANKETS WHILE THE FABRIC IS THEREBETWEEN.

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