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Textile elements of nodular appearance, processes for their manufacture and articles produced with such elements
Assignee: Rhone Poulenc Textile SA
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Filing: 1976-10-19
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Granted: 1979-03-06
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Expires: 1996-10-19
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to elongated textile elements having one or more thickened portions along its length, processes for their manufacture and the articles produced with such elements. The element is characterized in that it consists of an assembly of substantially parallel yarns of high bulk, which possesses, over its length, at least two compressed zones of low diameter separated by a bulky zone of high diameter. These elements, used by themselves or in association with other materials, make it possible to obtain very decorative articles suitable for garments and especially for furnishings such as tapestries, wall coverings, seat covers and the like.
Inventors
- 👤 Pierre Bardon
- 👤 Rene Guillermin
- 👤 Jean Joly
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 17:14
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47H; A47H23/00; A47H23/02; A47H23/04; A47H23/05; D; D02; D02G; D02G3/00; D02G3/22; D02G3/34; D04; D04D; D04D9/00; A47H2023/003; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2904; Y10T428/2909; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2922; Y10T428/2924; Y10T428/2973; Y10T428/2976; Y10T428/2978
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
An elongated decorative textile element of nodular appearance, comprising an assembly of substantially parallel polyamide or polyester yarns of high bulk, which possesses, over its length, at least two compressed zones of low diameter separated by a bulky zone of high diameter in which the ratio of the apparent diameters of the compressed zone and bulky zone is within the range of from 2 to 1 to about 50 to 1 said assembly having a total denier of at least about 100,000.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
An elongated decorative textile element of nodular appearance, comprising an assembly of substantially parallel polyamide or polyester yarns of high bulk, which possesses, over its length, at least two compressed zones of low diameter separated by a bulky zone of high diameter in which the ratio of the apparent diameters of the compressed zone and bulky zone is within the range of from 2 to 1 to about 50 to 1 said assembly having a total denier of at least about 100,000.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The elongated textile element of nodular appearance, according to claim 1, which comprises a single nodule consisting of two compressed zones of low diameter at the ends of said element, separated by a bulky zone of high diameter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
The elongated textile element of nodular appearance, according to claim 1, which comprises a series of nodules which consists of at least three compressed zones of low diameter, each compressed zone separated from the preceding and succeeding compressed zone by a bulky zone of high diameter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The elongated textile element according to claim 3, wherein the compressed zones are distributed regularly along the assembly.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The elongated textile element according to claim 3, wherein the compressed zones are distributed irregularly along the assembly.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The elongated textile element according to claim 3, wherein each of the compressed zones are of the same length.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The elongated textile element according to claim 3, wherein at least two of the compressed zones are of different lengths.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The elongated textile element according to claim 1, wherein the compressed zones and the bulky zones are of identical length.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The elongated textile element according to claim 1, wherein the length of the compressed zones is greater than that of the bulky zones.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The elongated textile element according to claim 1, wherein the length of the compressed zones is less than that of the bulky zones.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The elongated textile element according to claim 1, wherein the bulky yarns of the assembly are crimped yarns.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The elongated textile element according to claim 11, wherein the crimped yarns are composite yarns obtained by spinning two synthetic polymers of different chemical constitution.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The elongated textile element according to claim 1 which has a total denier of about 100,000 and is formed from polyamide yarns.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The elongated textile element according to claim 1 which has a total denier of about 157,500 and is formed from composite polyester yarns.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
The elongated textile element according to claim 1 which has a total denier of about 172,800 and is formed from polyester yarns.
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