US3862291A
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Foam backed drapery fabrics and method of making the same
Assignee: Burlington Industries Inc
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Filing: 1971-02-23
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Granted: 1975-01-21
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Expires: 1991-02-23
Abstract
Abstract A textile fabric is coated with foamed polymeric composition of foamable polymeric composition which foams on the textile. The foamed material, while fluid, flows into initimate contact with the textile and gells. The laminate is impregnated with a crosslinking resin such as aminoplast which is cured to improve crush resistance and other physical properties of the foam. The laminate may be crushed, calendered or embossed prior to curing, the curing preserving the crushed or embossed state. The polymeric material is cross-linked with the resin and the resin may cross-link the textile. The cured laminate may be compressively shrunk. To improve cold weather resistance, a selected plasticizer is applied with the foamable composition.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr William A Brandon
- 👤 Allison Maggiolo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 00:47
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/0004; B; B32; B32B; B32B5/00; B32B5/22; B32B5/24; B32B5/245; B32B5/18; D; D06; D06N; D06N3/00; D06N3/0043; D06N3/0045; D06N3/04; D06N3/042; D06N3/12; D06N7/00; D06N7/0002; B32B2260/00; B32B2260/04; B32B2260/046; B32B2266/00; B32B2266/02; B32B2266/0214; B32B2266/0242; C08J2333/00; D06N2205/00; D06N2205/04; D06N2205/20; D06N2211/00; D06N2211/10; D06N2211/12; D06N2211/14; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249975; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/30; Y10T442/3325; Y10T442/3366; Y10T442/3374
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A FOAM-LAMINATED FABRIC USEFUL FOR DRAPERIES, SLIPCOVERS, UPHOLSTERIES, TABLECLOTHS, WALL COVERINGS AND THE LIKE, COMPRISING: APPLYING TO ONE SIDE OF A TEXTILE FABRIC A FOAMED OR FOAMABLE COMPOSITION COMPRISING A CROSS-LINKABLE ACRYLIC POLYMER AND A PLASTICIZER FOR SAID POLYMER, FLOWING FOAMED POLYMERIC COMPOSITION WHILE FLUID INTO INTIMATE CONTACT WITH SAID TEXTILE FABRIC, AND GELLING THE FOAMED POLYMERIC COMPOSITION, COMPRESSING THE FOAM-COATED FABRIC TO AT LEAST PARTIALLY CRUSH THE GELLED FOAM, PARTIALLY CURING THE FABRIC AND AT LEAST PARTIALLY-CRUSHED FOAM SUFFICIENTLY TO REDUCE TACKINESS, APPLYING TO THE TEXTILE FABRIC AND THE GELLED FOAM POLYMERIC COMPOSITION A CROSS-LINKABLE AMINOPLAST RESIN, AND THEREAFTER HEATING THE FOAM-COATED TEXTILE FABRIC TO CURE SAID RESIN, WHEREBY SAID FOAM HAS INCREASED RESISTANCE TO CRUSHING, LAUNDERING AND CRACKING WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A FOAM-LAMINATED FABRIC USEFUL FOR DRAPERIES, SLIPCOVERS, UPHOLSTERIES, TABLECLOTHS, WALL COVERINGS AND THE LIKE, COMPRISING: APPLYING TO ONE SIDE OF A TEXTILE FABRIC A FOAMED OR FOAMABLE COMPOSITION COMPRISING A CROSS-LINKABLE ACRYLIC POLYMER AND A PLASTICIZER FOR SAID POLYMER, FLOWING FOAMED POLYMERIC COMPOSITION WHILE FLUID INTO INTIMATE CONTACT WITH SAID TEXTILE FABRIC, AND GELLING THE FOAMED POLYMERIC COMPOSITION, COMPRESSING THE FOAM-COATED FABRIC TO AT LEAST PARTIALLY CRUSH THE GELLED FOAM, PARTIALLY CURING THE FABRIC AND AT LEAST PARTIALLY-CRUSHED FOAM SUFFICIENTLY TO REDUCE TACKINESS, APPLYING TO THE TEXTILE FABRIC AND THE GELLED FOAM POLYMERIC COMPOSITION A CROSS-LINKABLE AMINOPLAST RESIN, AND THEREAFTER HEATING THE FOAM-COATED TEXTILE FABRIC TO CURE SAID RESIN, WHEREBY SAID FOAM HAS INCREASED RESISTANCE TO CRUSHING, LAUNDERING AND CRACKING WHEN EXPOSED TO EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURES.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
148 words
A process for manufacturing a foam-laminated fabric useful for draperies, slipcovers, upholsteries, tablecloths, wall-coverings and the like, having improved resistance to cracking when exposed to extremely low temperatures, comprising appying to one side of a textile fabric a foamed or foamable composition comprising a cross-linkable acrylic polymer and a plasticizer for said polymer which is removable from the fabric during dry cleaning flowing foamed polymeric composition while fluid into intimate contact with said textile fabric, and gelling the foamed polymeric composition, compressing the foam-coated fabric to at least partially crush the gelled foam, partially curing the fabric and at least partially crushed foam sufficiently to reduce tackiness, applying to the textile fabric and the at least partially crushed foamed polymeric composition a resin which is cross-linkable therewith, and thereafter heating the foam-coated textile fabric to cure said resin, whereby said foam has improved resistance to crushing and laundering.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
148 words
A process for manufacturing a foam-laminated fabric useful for draperies, slipcovers, upholsteries, tablecloths, wall-coverings and the like, having improved resistance to cracking when exposed to extremely low temperatures, comprising appying to one side of a textile fabric a foamed or foamable composition comprising a cross-linkable acrylic polymer and a plasticizer for said polymer which is removable from the fabric during dry cleaning flowing foamed polymeric composition while fluid into intimate contact with said textile fabric, and gelling the foamed polymeric composition, compressing the foam-coated fabric to at least partially crush the gelled foam, partially curing the fabric and at least partially crushed foam sufficiently to reduce tackiness, applying to the textile fabric and the at least partially crushed foamed polymeric composition a resin which is cross-linkable therewith, and thereafter heating the foam-coated textile fabric to cure said resin, whereby said foam has improved resistance to crushing and laundering.
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