Textile fabric having soil release finish and method of making same

Claim 2

A textile as set forth in claim 1 in which said polymer is an addition polymer of an ethylenically unsaturated acid.

Claim 3

A textile as set forth in claim 3 in which said acid is selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and maleic acid.

Claim 4

A textile as set forth in claim 1 in which said polymer is polyacrylic acid.

Claim 5

A textile as set forth in claim 1 in which said polymer is a copolymer of styrene and acrylic acid.

Claim 6

A textile as set forth in claim 1 in which said polymer is a copolymer of ethyl acrylate and methacrylic acid.

Claim 7

A textile as set forth in claim 1 in which said polymer is a terpolymer of butadiene, methacrylic acid and styrene.

Claim 8

A textile as set forth in claim 1 in which said polymer is a terpolymer of divinyl benzene, methacrylic acid and ethyl acrylate.

Claim 9

A textile as set forth in claim 1 in which the amount of said polymer is about 0.5 to 10 percent based on the weight of textile fibers or filaments.

Claim 10

A textile as set forth in claim 1 in which the quantity of said plasticizer is 20 to 250 percent based on the weight of said polymer.

Claim 11

A textile according to claim 1 having improved soil release properties comprising textile filaments or fibers coated with about 0.5 to 10 percent, based on the weight of filaments or fibers of a water insoluble synthetic polymer which absorbs at least 550 percent by weight of water when immersed for 2 minutes at 140* F. in an aqueous detergent solution having a pH of about 8 to 12, said synthetic polymer being selected from the group consisting of polyacrylic acid, copolymer of styrene and acrylic acid, a copolymer of ethylacrylate and methacrylic acid, a terpolymer of butadiene, methacrylic acid and styrene and a terpolymer of divinyl benzene, methacrylic acid and ethyl acrylate and 20 to 250 percent by weight of said polymer of a plasticizer for said polymer.

Claim 12

A textile according to claim 1 wherein said textile material is a fabric comprising polyester fibers.

Claim 13

A textile according to claim 13 wherein said fabric is 100 percent polyester.

Claim 14

A textile according to claim 13 wherein said fabric comprises a blend of polyester and cellulosic fibers.

Claim 15

A textile according to claim 1 wherein the plasticizer is a trialkyl trimellitate having eight to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl group.

Claim 16

A textile according to claim 16 wherein the trimellitate is triisodecyl trimellitate.

Claim 17

A textile according to claim 17 wherein the polymer is a copolymer of ethyl acrylate and methacrylate acid.

Claim 18

A textile according to claim 1 wherein the plasticizer is ethoxylated phenyl stearic acid having 8 to 23 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of phenyl stearic acid.