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Decorative fabric and method of making the same

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1978-10-13
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Granted: 1980-04-22
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Expires: 1998-10-13
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Abstract

Abstract A decorative fabric and method of making the same is described, the fabric having a layer of longitudinal face yarns, the face yarns being connected at their edges by passage through a needle loom, and the face yarns and the fiber ends extending through the back being held in place by a retaining coating applied to the back. In making the fabric, the longitudinal face yarns are arranged in flat side by side relation, and then advanced through a needle loom for adherence, and the fabric is then bonded by application of a polymeric adhesive backing.

Inventors

  • 👤 Daniel S. Goldman

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 23:52
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04H; D04H3/00; D04H3/08; D04H3/10; D06; D06M; D06M17/00; D06M23/00; D06M23/16; D06M23/18; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24132; Y10T428/24777; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/682; Y10T442/684; Y10T442/687

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 86 words
A decorative fabric comprising longitudinal decorative face yarns in a flat side by side continuous disposition providing the exposed face of the fabric, said face yarns having fibers thereof disposed therethrough and exposed on the rear of the face yarns and being joined along their longitudinal edges by fibers of adjoining yarns, and a bonding coating on the exposed lower face of the face yarns and in engagement with said lower face and said fibers at said lower face and retaining the integrity of the fabric.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 86 words
A decorative fabric comprising longitudinal decorative face yarns in a flat side by side continuous disposition providing the exposed face of the fabric, said face yarns having fibers thereof disposed therethrough and exposed on the rear of the face yarns and being joined along their longitudinal edges by fibers of adjoining yarns, and a bonding coating on the exposed lower face of the face yarns and in engagement with said lower face and said fibers at said lower face and retaining the integrity of the fabric.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 24 words
A decorative fabric as defined in claim 1 in which the face yarns are in the range from 4 to 30 to the inch.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 26 words
A decorative fabric as defined in claim 1 in which the face yarns are bulky and in the range from 4 to 8 to the inch.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 28 words
A decorative fabric as defined in claim 1 in which the face yarns are of medium size and in the range from 8 to 15 to the inch.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 27 words
A decorative fabric as defined in claim 1 in which the face yarns are relatively fine and in the range from 16 to 30 to the inch.
Claim 7
Independent Claim 64 words
The method of making a decorative fabric which comprises continuously advancing a flat layer of longitudinally disposed decorative face yarns in side by side and edge contacting arrangement, passing the face yarns through a needle loom for joining the face yarns at their longitudinal edges, and applying a bonding coating to the back of the face yarns to retain the integrity of the fabric.
Claim 8
Independent Claim 64 words
The method of making a decorative fabric which comprises continuously advancing a flat layer of longitudinally disposed decorative face yarns in side by side and edge contacting arrangement, passing the face yarns through a needle loom for joining the face yarns at their longitudinal edges, and applying a bonding coating to the back of the face yarns to retain the integrity of the fabric.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 41 words
The method defined in claim 6 in which during the passage of the face yarns through the needle loom fibers of the face yarns are advanced to the back, and the bonding coating is also applied to the fibers so advanced.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 22 words
The method defined in claim 6 in which the face yarns are in the range from 4 to 30 to the inch.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 22 words
The method defined in claim 6 in which the needling is effected in the range from 200 to 600 penetrations per inch.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 24 words
The method defined in claim 6 in which the needle penetration is in the range from one quarter to three quarters of an inch.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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