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Method for producing multifilament thermoplastic yarn having latent crimp
Assignee: BP Corp North America Inc
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Filing: 1979-05-29
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Granted: 1981-05-05
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Expires: 1999-05-29
Abstract
Abstract A multifilament thermoplastic yarn and process for the formation thereof which, when tufted or woven into a fabric, presents a grass-like appearance. The yarn is made by melt spinning and water quenching a melt-spinnable synthetic organic thermoplastic polymer, such as polypropylene, drawing the filaments, surface heating at least a portion of the thus drawn filaments, cooling the thus surface heated filaments and reheating the thus cooled filaments either before or after tufting, weaving or otherwise processing into a fabric to develop latent crimp in the yarn. Also disclosed is a carpet fabric employing the yarn and exhibiting grass-like appearance with exceptional cover and relatively soft hand.
Inventors
- 👤 David E. Borenstein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 11:31
CPC Classifications
D; D01; D01D; D01D5/00; D01D5/12; D01D5/16; D01D5/22; D01F; D01F6/00; D01F6/02; D01F6/04; D01F6/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of forming yarn comprising the steps of: (a) extruding a melt-spinnable plastic material in molten form through spinning orifices of at least one spinneret die to form a yarn end comprising a plurality of filaments; (b) quenching and cooling said thus formed filaments of said yarn end in a quenching liquid; (c) drawing the thus quenched and cooled filaments of said yarn end so as to form a drawn yarn end; (d) passing the thus drawn yarn end over a heated surface so as to heat at least a portion of said filaments; (e) cooling the yarn end thus passed over said heated surface; and (f) thereafter heating the thus cooled yarn end so as to thereby develop latent crimp in at least a portion of the filaments thereof.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of forming yarn comprising the steps of: (a) extruding a melt-spinnable plastic material in molten form through spinning orifices of at least one spinneret die to form a yarn end comprising a plurality of filaments; (b) quenching and cooling said thus formed filaments of said yarn end in a quenching liquid; (c) drawing the thus quenched and cooled filaments of said yarn end so as to form a drawn yarn end; (d) passing the thus drawn yarn end over a heated surface so as to heat at least a portion of said filaments; (e) cooling the yarn end thus passed over said heated surface; and (f) thereafter heating the thus cooled yarn end so as to thereby develop latent crimp in at least a portion of the filaments thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said thus cooled yarn end is twisted prior to the heating step (f).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the quenched and drawn filaments are passed over a heated surface having a temperature in the range from about 210° F. (98.9° C.) to about 310° F. (154.4° C.).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the quenching liquid comprises water.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 or claim 2 wherein said heated surface has a temperature in the range from about 240° F. (115.6° C.) to about 280° F. (137.8° C.).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the thus cooled yarn end is formed into a yarn package under a predetermined tension force and the yarn end is subsequently fed from the yarn package and heated at step (f).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method in accordance with claim 6 wherein said predetermined tension force is in the range from about 200 grams of force to about 350 grams of force.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method in accordance with claim 2 wherein a twist is applied to the yarn end in the twisting step in the range from about 0.6 to about 1.5 twists per inch.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method in accordance with claim 8 wherein said twist is from about 0.9 to about 1.2 twists per inch.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 or claim 2 wherein said melt-spinnable plastic material comprises at least one polyolefin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method in accordance with claim 10 wherein said at least one polyolefin is polypropylene.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 or claim 2 wherein said melt-spinnable plastic material is polypropylene.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 or claim 2 wherein the spinning orifices are each generally rectangular in shape.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method in accordance with claim 13 wherein each generally rectangular orifice is shaped so as to extrude melt-spinnable plastic material therethrough of a generally rectangular cross section having a width-to-thickness aspect ratio of approximately 6 to 1.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 or claim 2 wherein said yarn is subjected to a temperature in the range from about 200° F. (93.3° C.) to about 280° F. (137.8° C.) in the heating step (f).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 or claim 2 wherein said yarn is heated in step (f) by contacting said yarn in a relaxed state with boiling water.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 or claim 2 wherein said yarn is heated in step (f) in a relaxed state in an oven.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method in accordance with claim 15 wherein said yarn is heated in step (f) in a relaxed state in an oven.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
160 words
A method of forming a textile product comprising the steps of: (a) extruding a melt-spinnable plastic material in molten form through a plurality of spinning orifices of at least one spinneret die so as to form a yarn end comprising a plurality of filaments; (b) quenching said thus extruded filaments of said yarn end in a quenching liquid; (c) withdrawing said thus quenched filaments of said yarn end from said quenching liquid at a first linear speed by means of unheated feed rolls engaging said yarn end; (d) withdrawing said filaments of said yarn end from said unheated feed rolls at a second linear speed greater than said first linear speed by means of heated draw rolls engaging said yarn end; (e) heating at least a portion of the filaments of said yarn end by means of contact with said heated draw rolls; and (f) winding said thus heated yarn end under a predetermined tension to form a yarn package.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
160 words
A method of forming a textile product comprising the steps of: (a) extruding a melt-spinnable plastic material in molten form through a plurality of spinning orifices of at least one spinneret die so as to form a yarn end comprising a plurality of filaments; (b) quenching said thus extruded filaments of said yarn end in a quenching liquid; (c) withdrawing said thus quenched filaments of said yarn end from said quenching liquid at a first linear speed by means of unheated feed rolls engaging said yarn end; (d) withdrawing said filaments of said yarn end from said unheated feed rolls at a second linear speed greater than said first linear speed by means of heated draw rolls engaging said yarn end; (e) heating at least a portion of the filaments of said yarn end by means of contact with said heated draw rolls; and (f) winding said thus heated yarn end under a predetermined tension to form a yarn package.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method in accordance with claim 19 characterized further to include the steps of: (g) feeding the yarn end from said yarn package; and (h) twisting the thus fed yarn end so as to form a twisted yarn.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
156 words
A method of forming a textile product comprising the steps of: (a) extruding a melt-spinnable plastic material in molten form through a plurality of spinning orifices of at least one spinneret die so as to form a yarn end comprising a plurality of filaments; (b) quenching said thus extruded filaments of said yarn end in a quenching liquid; (c) withdrawing said thus quenched filaments of said yarn end from said quenching liquid at a first linear speed by means of unheated feed rolls engaging said yarn end; (d) withdrawing said filaments of said yarn end from said unheated feed rolls at a second linear speed greater than said first linear speed by means of heated draw rolls engaging said yarn end; (e) heating at least a portion of the filaments of said yarn end by means of contact with said heated draw rolls; and (f) twisting the yarn end so as to form a twisted yarn.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
156 words
A method of forming a textile product comprising the steps of: (a) extruding a melt-spinnable plastic material in molten form through a plurality of spinning orifices of at least one spinneret die so as to form a yarn end comprising a plurality of filaments; (b) quenching said thus extruded filaments of said yarn end in a quenching liquid; (c) withdrawing said thus quenched filaments of said yarn end from said quenching liquid at a first linear speed by means of unheated feed rolls engaging said yarn end; (d) withdrawing said filaments of said yarn end from said unheated feed rolls at a second linear speed greater than said first linear speed by means of heated draw rolls engaging said yarn end; (e) heating at least a portion of the filaments of said yarn end by means of contact with said heated draw rolls; and (f) twisting the yarn end so as to form a twisted yarn.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method in accordance with claim 20 or claim 21 characterized further to include the additional step of heating the thus twisted yarn to thereby induce the manifestation of latent crimp in the filaments thereof.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
70 words
A method in accordance with claim 20 or claim 21 wherein the thus twisted yarn is tufted into carpet backing fabric to form a carpet and the thus formed carpet is heated to thereby induce the manifestation of latent crimp in the filaments of the tufted, twisted yarn whereby at least a portion of said filaments shrink and curl, thus increasing the covering power of the yarn in the carpet.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method in accordance with claim 23 wherein said carpet is heated during application of backing material to said carpet backing fabric.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method in accordance with claim 19 characterized further to include the steps of: feeding the yarn end from said yarn package; and heating the thus fed yarn end to thereby induce the manifestation of latent crimp in the filaments thereof.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
79 words
A method in accordance with claim 19 characterized further to include the steps of: feeding the yarn end from said yarn package; tufting the thus fed yarn end into carpet backing fabric to form a carpet; and heating the thus formed carpet to thereby induce the manifestation of latent crimp in the filaments of the tufted yarn whereby at least a portion of said filaments shrink and curl, thus increasing the covering power of the yarn in the carpet.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method in accordance with claim 26 wherein said carpet is heated during application of backing material to said carpet backing fabric.
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