US2880112A
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Textile-like fabric and method
Assignee: Chicopee Manufacturing Corp
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Filing: 1956-01-11
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Granted: 1959-03-31
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Expires: 1976-01-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur H Drelich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 03:48
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; D04H1/40; D04H1/58; D04H1/60; D04H1/62; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/268; Y10T428/27; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31725; Y10T428/31739; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31938; Y10T428/31971; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/69
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A SOFT TEXTILE-LIKE WASHABLE NONWOVEN FABRIC COMPRISING A LAYER OF OVERLAPPING, INTERSECTING FIBERS LYING IN POSITIONS GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE MAJOR PLANE OF THE FABRIC AND EXTENDING IN A PLURALITY OF DIVERSE DIRECTIONS PARALLEL TO SAID PLANE, THE FIBERS BEING RELATIVELY CLOSELY ASSEMBLED THROUGH THE THICKNESS OF THE FABRIC AND RELATIVELY LOOSELY ASSEMBLED PARALLEL TO THE MAJOR PLANE OF THE FABRIC FORMING MYRIAD SMALL INTERSTICES BETWEEN THEM. AND A MULTIPLICITY OF APPROXIMATELY UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED AND DIVERSELY ORIENTED HEAT FUSED ROD BONDS LYING IN POSITIONS GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE MAJOR PLANE OF THE FABRIC, HAVING AN AVERAGE CROSS DIMENSION IN THE ORDER OF 5 TO 10 TIMES THE AVERAGE DIAMETER OF THE FIBERS AND AN AVERAGE LONG DIMENSION AT LEAST ABOUT 1/2 INCH SAID BONDS BEING IN GENERAL SPACED RELATIVELY CLOSELY BUT SUFFICIENTLY APART TO PROVIDE A MULTIPLICITY OF RELATIVELY FLUFFY UNBONDED FIBER AREAS BETWEEN BONDS ,THE BONDS COMPRISING BETWEEN ABOUT 3 AND 35 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF THE FABRIC.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
A SOFT TEXTILE-LIKE WASHABLE NONWOVEN FABRIC COMPRISING A LAYER OF OVERLAPPING, INTERSECTING FIBERS LYING IN POSITIONS GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE MAJOR PLANE OF THE FABRIC AND EXTENDING IN A PLURALITY OF DIVERSE DIRECTIONS PARALLEL TO SAID PLANE, THE FIBERS BEING RELATIVELY CLOSELY ASSEMBLED THROUGH THE THICKNESS OF THE FABRIC AND RELATIVELY LOOSELY ASSEMBLED PARALLEL TO THE MAJOR PLANE OF THE FABRIC FORMING MYRIAD SMALL INTERSTICES BETWEEN THEM. AND A MULTIPLICITY OF APPROXIMATELY UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED AND DIVERSELY ORIENTED HEAT FUSED ROD BONDS LYING IN POSITIONS GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE MAJOR PLANE OF THE FABRIC, HAVING AN AVERAGE CROSS DIMENSION IN THE ORDER OF 5 TO 10 TIMES THE AVERAGE DIAMETER OF THE FIBERS AND AN AVERAGE LONG DIMENSION AT LEAST ABOUT 1/2 INCH SAID BONDS BEING IN GENERAL SPACED RELATIVELY CLOSELY BUT SUFFICIENTLY APART TO PROVIDE A MULTIPLICITY OF RELATIVELY FLUFFY UNBONDED FIBER AREAS BETWEEN BONDS ,THE BONDS COMPRISING BETWEEN ABOUT 3 AND 35 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OF THE FABRIC.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1962-03-30 | 1962-09-29 | 1963-03-31 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1966-03-30 | 1966-09-29 | 1967-03-31 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1970-03-30 | 1970-09-29 | 1971-03-31 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |