Method of forming fibrous glass yarn

Claim 1

A METHOD OF FORMING A FIBROUS GLASS YARN INVOLVING THE GATHERING TOGETHER INTO A STRAND OF FRESHLY DRAWN, CONTINUOUS, GLASS FILAMENTS, APPLYING TO THE FILAMENTS, WHILE THEY ARE BEING GATHERED TOGETHER INTO A STRAND, A LUBRICATING AND BINDING SIZE HAVING WATER AS A MAJOR COMPONENT, SAID SIZE SETTING AS A BINDER UPON EVAPORATION OF THE WATER, WINDING THE STRAND ON A PACKAGING TUBE, SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVING THE STRAND FROM THE TUBE, CONVERTING THE STRAND INTO A YARN, AND FORMING A PACKAGE OF THE YARN, SAID METHOD CHARACTERIZED BY THE PROVIDING OF A SURROUNDING ATMOSPHERE OF HIGH HUMIDITY WHILE THE SIZE IS APPLIED TO THE GLASS FILAMENTS, THE FILAMENTS ARE GATHERED TOGETHER INTO A STRAND AND THE STRAND IS WOUND ON A PACKAGING TUBE; THE RESTRICTING OF EVAPORATION OF THE WATER COMPONENT OF THE SIZE UNTIL THE STRAND IS REMOVED FROM THE PACKAGING TUBE; AND FINALLY FACILITATING EVAPORATION OF THE WATER COMPONENT WHILE THE STRAND IS CONVERTED INTO A YARN BY EXPOSING THE STRAND TO AN UNDER-SATURATED ATMOSPHERE, WHEREBY THE SIZE THEN SETS TO BIND THE FILAMENTS TOGETHER AS THEY ARE ARRANGED IN THE YARN.

Claim 2

A METHOD OF FORMING A FIBROUS GLASS YARN INVOLVING THE GATHERING TOGETHER INTO A STRAND OF FRESHLY DRAWN, CONTINUOUS, GLASS FILAMENTS, APPLYING TO THE FILAMENTS, WHILE THEY ARE BEING GATHERED TOGETHER INTO A STRAND, A LUBRICATING AND BINDING SIZE HAVING WATER AS A MAJOR COMPONENT, SAID SIZE SETTING AS A BINDER UPON EVAPORATION OF THE WATER, WINDING THE STRAND ON A PACKAGING TUBE, SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVING THE STRAND FROM THE TUBE, CONVERTING THE STRAND INTO A YARN, AND FORMING A PACKAGE OF THE YARN, SAID METHOD CHARACTERIZED BY THE PROVIDING OF A SURROUNDING ATMOSPHERE OF HIGH HUMIDITY WHILE THE SIZE IS APPLIED TO THE GLASS FILAMENTS, THE FILAMENTS ARE GATHERED TOGETHER INTO A STRAND AND THE STRAND IS WOUND ON A PACKAGING TUBE; THE RESTRICTING OF EVAPORATION OF THE WATER COMPONENT OF THE SIZE UNTIL THE STRAND IS REMOVED FROM THE PACKAGING TUBE; AND FINALLY FACILITATING EVAPORATION OF THE WATER COMPONENT WHILE THE STRAND IS CONVERTED INTO A YARN BY EXPOSING THE STRAND TO AN UNDER-SATURATED ATMOSPHERE, WHEREBY THE SIZE THEN SETS TO BIND THE FILAMENTS TOGETHER AS THEY ARE ARRANGED IN THE YARN.