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Composite elastic yarns and process for producing them
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1974-09-05
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Granted: 1976-03-02
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Expires: 1994-09-05
Abstract
Abstract A composite yarn, which is bulky when relaxed and elongates to at least 100 percent greater length under tension, with quick recovery of the relaxed condition when tension is removed, is composed of uncrimped elastic yarn and at least five relatively inelastic continuous filaments entangled about the elastic yarn to provide protection and desirable textile properties. The composite yarn can be made at unusually high speeds by entangling the relatively inelastic filaments about stretched elastic yarn with jets of high velocity fluid impinged at an angle of 90°±45° to the yarn axis, using a filament feed rate which avoids formation of filament loops in the stretched yarn. Examples illustrate combining spandex elastic yarn at 4X stretch with nylon filaments at zero percent overfeed, when using feed rates of up to 789 yards per minute.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald Rittler Strachan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 06:50
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04B; D04B21/00; D04B21/14; D04B21/18; D02; D02G; D02G3/00; D02G3/22; D02G3/32; D02G3/328; D04B1/00; D04B1/14; D04B1/18; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S57/00; Y10S57/905; Y10S57/908
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A composite yarn comprising uncrimped elastic yarn and at least five synthetic filaments of relatively inelastic material to protect the elastic yarn and provide desirable textile properties, the relaxed composite yarn being bulky and capable of being extended at least 100 percent in length when stretched until the relatively inelastic filaments first become load-bearing; said stretched composite yarn being characterized by load-bearing relatively inelastic filaments entangled tightly around the elastic yarn in intermittent zones of random braided structure and otherwise extending substantially parallel to the elastic yarn, there being an average entanglement spacing of less than 10 centimeters and said filaments being essentially free from crunodal or other surface loops when the composite yarn is in said strecthed condition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A composite yarn comprising uncrimped elastic yarn and at least five synthetic filaments of relatively inelastic material to protect the elastic yarn and provide desirable textile properties, the relaxed composite yarn being bulky and capable of being extended at least 100 percent in length when stretched until the relatively inelastic filaments first become load-bearing; said stretched composite yarn being characterized by load-bearing relatively inelastic filaments entangled tightly around the elastic yarn in intermittent zones of random braided structure and otherwise extending substantially parallel to the elastic yarn, there being an average entanglement spacing of less than 10 centimeters and said filaments being essentially free from crunodal or other surface loops when the composite yarn is in said strecthed condition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A composite yarn as defined in claim 1 which has substantially zero unidirectional torque.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composite yarn as defined in claim 1 wherein said relatively inelastic filaments have crimp when relaxed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A composite yarn as defined in claim 1 wherein said relatively inelastic filaments form loops and twist pigtails when the composite yarn is relaxed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composite yarn as defined in claim 1 wherein said relatively inelastic filaments form reversing helical coils when the composite yarn is relaxed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A composite yarn as defined in claim 1 wherein said relatively inelastic filaments are bicomponent filaments which crimp when relaxed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A composite yarn as defined in claim 1 wherein said elastic yarn is coalesced spandex elastic yarn having a break elongation greater than 200 percent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A composite yarn as defined in claim 1 wherein said elastic yarn is composed of a plurality of spandex elastic filaments.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composite yarn as defined in claim 1 which has a break elongation of 200 to 400 percent.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composite yarn as defined in claim 1 wherein the average entanglement coherency is less than 5 centimeters.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composite yarn as defined in claim 1 wherein the yarn is on a package and the relatively inelastic filaments are under tension.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
128 words
A process for combining elastic yarn, having a break elongation of greater than 100 percent, with relatively inelastic synthetic polymer filaments to produce a composite yarn, which comprises continuously feeding the elastic yarn with the relatively inelastic filaments through jetted high velocity fluid and impinging the jetted fluid on the yarn axis at an angle of 90° ± 45° to separate the filaments and entangle the filaments tightly around the elastic yarn in intermittent zones of random braided structure, the elastic yarn being fed under tension sufficient to extend the yarn to at least 100 percent greater length than its relaxed length, and the relatively inelastic filaments being fed at a rate which provides between 2 percent net underfeed and 2 percent net overfeed to the jetted fluid.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
128 words
A process for combining elastic yarn, having a break elongation of greater than 100 percent, with relatively inelastic synthetic polymer filaments to produce a composite yarn, which comprises continuously feeding the elastic yarn with the relatively inelastic filaments through jetted high velocity fluid and impinging the jetted fluid on the yarn axis at an angle of 90° ± 45° to separate the filaments and entangle the filaments tightly around the elastic yarn in intermittent zones of random braided structure, the elastic yarn being fed under tension sufficient to extend the yarn to at least 100 percent greater length than its relaxed length, and the relatively inelastic filaments being fed at a rate which provides between 2 percent net underfeed and 2 percent net overfeed to the jetted fluid.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
49 words
The process defined in claim 12 wherein the elastic yarn is composed of coalesced spandex elastic yarn having a break elongation of greater than 200 percent and the yarn is fed under tension sufficient to extend the yarn to at least 200 percent greater length than its relaxed length.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
52 words
The process defined in claim 13 wherein the elastic yarn is composed of a plurality of separatelycoalesced spandex elastic yarns and the jetted fluid is impinged on the elastic yarn to insert portions of said relatively inelastic filaments between the spandex yarns in addition to entangling the filaments around the elastic yarn.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
The procss as defined in claim 12 wherein the jetted fluid is impinged on the yarn from more than one direction, each substantially perpendicular to the yarn axis.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process as defined in claim 12 wherein the composite yarn is wound on a package with the relatively inelastic filaments under tension.
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