Abstract A synthetic fur product and method of making such product which comprises coating synthetic hair fibers with a heat-settable composition containing a hardening and adhesive agent in aqueous media, either with or without the addition of separate waterproofing agents, flame-retardant agents, softening agents, and the like, and then applying heat to the coated hair to set the coated hair in the selected condition. Then the treated hair fibers are formed into long and short hair wefts, the two lengths and ''''belly'''' hair. The wefts are then stitched or otherwise adhered to a backer. In another form, only one length of hair fiber is used to form the wefts and these are stitched to a woven mat which has been treated similarly to the wefts.
The product of claim 1 and including a flame-retardant agent, said fire-retardant agent being present in a proportion of about 1-25 percent by volume and being selected from the group consisting of sodium bicarbonate, tris(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate, hexabromobenzene, and hexabromobiphenyl.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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The product of claim 1 and including a softening agent, said softening agent being present in a proportion of about 0.1-0.5 percent by volume and being selected from the group consisting of N-methylol stearamide, a complex of aluminum and a higher alkyl acid having from 13 to 17 carbon atoms, and polymers of said complex.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The product of claim 1 and including a softening agent, said softening agent being present in a proportion of about 0.1-0.5 percent by volume and being selected from the group consisting of N-methylol stearamide, a complex of aluminum and a higher alkyl acid having from 13 to 17 carbon atoms, and polymers of said complex.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The product of claim 1 and including about 1-50 percent by volume of a wax-polymer emulsion wherein the ratio of wax to polymer is about 3:1, the polymer being a copolymer which consists of (1) about 15-90 percent by weight of an amino group containing comonomer having the structure:
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The product of claim 1 and including about 0.1-10 percent by volume of a polytetrafluoroethylene having a molecular weight of between about 1,000,000 to 10,000,000 and a viscosity greater than 1010 poises at 380* C. also utilizable is a vinylidene fluoride resin having a molecular weight of between about 300,000 and 600,000 and having the structure: -CH2-CF2-CH2-CF2-CH2-CF2.