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Nonwoven textile fabric with fused face and raised loop pile
Assignee: BP Corp North America Inc
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Filing: 1980-12-19
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Granted: 1983-04-05
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Expires: 2000-12-19
Abstract
Abstract A nonwoven textile fabric comprising a batt of nonwoven filaments and having at least a portion of the filaments extending outwardly from one face of the batt to form a raised pile. In one embodiment at least a portion of the filaments are fused together on one side of the batt forming a fused face, and the raised pile extends outwardly from the fused face. In another embodiment, the batt has a fused face on each side thereof and the raised pile extends outwardly from one of these fused faces. In still another embodiment, the batt has a single fused face and the raised pile extends outwardly from the side of the batt opposite the fused face. The textile fabrics are also disclosed with an adhesive and/or a backcoating layer on the side opposite the raised pile. Method and apparatus for the production of the nonwoven textile fabrics are also disclosed which employ needle punching the nonwoven batt with forked needles to provide the raised pile.
Inventors
- 👤 Louis Platt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 22:10
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; D04H1/40; D04H1/44; D04H1/46; D04H1/48; D04H11/00; D04H11/08; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/23907; Y10T428/23929; Y10T428/23936; Y10T428/2395; Y10T428/23957; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249924; Y10T428/24994; Y10T428/249942
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 52
Claim 1
Independent Claim
62 words
A textile fabric comprising: a first side and a second side; coherent nonwoven fibers; a first fused face on said first side wherein at least a portion of the fibers on said first side are fused together; and a plurality of unfused fibers extending outwardly from said second side of said fabric whereby a raised pile is formed on said second side.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
62 words
A textile fabric comprising: a first side and a second side; coherent nonwoven fibers; a first fused face on said first side wherein at least a portion of the fibers on said first side are fused together; and a plurality of unfused fibers extending outwardly from said second side of said fabric whereby a raised pile is formed on said second side.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 1 wherein said fibers comprise staple fibers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 1 wherein said fibers consist entirely of staple fibers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
92 words
A textile fabric comprising: a first side and a second side; coherent nonwoven fibers; a first fused face on said first side wherein at least a portion of said nonwoven fibers on said first side are fused together; a second fused face on said second side wherein at least a portion of said nonwoven fibers on said second side are fused together; and an unfused plurality of said nonwoven fibers extending outwardly from one of said sides of said fabric whereby a raised pile is formed on said one of said sides.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
92 words
A textile fabric comprising: a first side and a second side; coherent nonwoven fibers; a first fused face on said first side wherein at least a portion of said nonwoven fibers on said first side are fused together; a second fused face on said second side wherein at least a portion of said nonwoven fibers on said second side are fused together; and an unfused plurality of said nonwoven fibers extending outwardly from one of said sides of said fabric whereby a raised pile is formed on said one of said sides.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 1 or claim 4 wherein said nonwoven fibers comprise normally solid thermoplastic polymeric staple fibers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 1 or claim 4 characterized further to include a backcoating layer adhered to the side of said fabric opposite said raised pile.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 1 or claim 4 characterized further to include adhesive layer means on the side of said fabric opposite said raised pile for adhering said fabric to another surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 7 wherein said raised pile defines a predetermined pattern on said fabric.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 1 or claim 4 wherein said fabric displays a predetermined pattern thereon defined by at least one area of raised pile and at least one area having none of said raised pile.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
106 words
A textile fabric comprising a batt of nonwoven filaments, said batt having a first side and a second side, said first side having a first fused face wherein at least a portion of said filaments on the first side are fused together and wherein a plurality of unfused filaments extend through said first fused face from between said second side and said first fused face to thereby form a raised pile on said first side extending outwardly from said first fused face, and said second side having a second fused face wherein at least a portion of said filaments on the second side are fused together.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
106 words
A textile fabric comprising a batt of nonwoven filaments, said batt having a first side and a second side, said first side having a first fused face wherein at least a portion of said filaments on the first side are fused together and wherein a plurality of unfused filaments extend through said first fused face from between said second side and said first fused face to thereby form a raised pile on said first side extending outwardly from said first fused face, and said second side having a second fused face wherein at least a portion of said filaments on the second side are fused together.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 10 wherein said filaments comprise discontinuous fibers.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 11 wherein said discontinuous fibers comprise normally solid polymeric staple fibers.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 12 wherein said polymeric staple fibers are thermoplastic.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 12 wherein said polymeric staple fibers are formed of material selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, polyamides, polyesters, acrylics and mixtures of any two or more thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 14 wherein said filaments further include discontinuous natural fibers.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 10 wherein at least a portion of said filaments are texturized filaments.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 10 wherein said filaments consist of discontinuous polypropylene fibers.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 17 wherein said discontinuous polypropylene fibers are texturized fibers.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
20 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 10 characterized further to include a backcoating layer adhered to said second side.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 19 characterized further to include an adhesive layer on said bckcoating layer.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
46 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 10 wherein said first side displays a predetermined pattern thereon defined by at least one area of said raised pile and at least one area of said first fused face having none of said raised pile extending outwardly therefrom.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
19 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 21 characterized further to include an adhesive layer on said second side.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
17 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 22 wherein said adhesive layer is a contact adhesive layer.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
19 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 10 characterized further to include an adhesive layer on said second side.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
17 words
A textile fabric in accordance with claim 24 wherein said adhesive layer is a contact adhesive layer.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
111 words
A method of producing a nonwoven fabric comprising the steps of: forming a batt comprising nonwoven fibers; drafting the thus formed batt in at least one direction; fusing at least a portion of the fibers on one side of the thus drafted batt to form a fused face on the one side of said batt and an unfused face on the opposite side of said batt; and needle punching said thus fused batt so that at least a portion of the fibers from the unfused face are punched from the opposite side of said batt through the fused face to form a raised pile on the one side of said batt.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
111 words
A method of producing a nonwoven fabric comprising the steps of: forming a batt comprising nonwoven fibers; drafting the thus formed batt in at least one direction; fusing at least a portion of the fibers on one side of the thus drafted batt to form a fused face on the one side of said batt and an unfused face on the opposite side of said batt; and needle punching said thus fused batt so that at least a portion of the fibers from the unfused face are punched from the opposite side of said batt through the fused face to form a raised pile on the one side of said batt.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method in accordance with claim 26 wherein said at least a portion of the fibers on one side of said thus drafted batt are fused by infrared radiation.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method in accordance with claim 26 wherein said at least a portion of the fibers on one side of said thus drafted batt are fused by contacting a heated roll.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method in accordance with claim 26 wherein said needle punching step is performed with a plurality of forked needles.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method in accordance with claim 26 characterized further to include the additional step of: fusing at least a portion of the fibers on said opposite side of said thus needle punched batt.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method in accordance with claim 26 characterized further to include the additional step of: fusing at least a portion of the fibers on said opposite side of said thus needle punched batt by infrared radiation.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method in accordance with claim 26 characterized further to include the additional step of: adhering a layer of backcoating material to the unfused face on the opposite side of said thus needle punched batt.
Claim 37
Independent Claim
193 words
A method of producing a nonwoven fabric comprising the steps of: forming a batt comprising staple fibers wherein said staple fibers are positioned primarily in a first direction; drafting said batt in a first drafting zone in a second direction, said second direction being primarily perpendicular to said first direction; needle punching said thus drafted batt in a first needle punching zone so as to render said fibers more coherent; drafting said thus needle punched batt in a second drafting zone in said second direction; drafting said thus drafted batt in a third drafting zone in said first direction; fusing at least a portion of the fibers on one side of said thus drafted batt in a first fusing zone thereby forming a fused face on the one side of said batt and an unfused face on the opposite side of said batt; and needle punching said thus fused batt in a second needle punching zone whereby at least a portion of the fibers from the unfused face are punched from the opposite side of said batt through the fused face to form a raised pile on the one side of said batt.
Claim 38
Independent Claim
193 words
A method of producing a nonwoven fabric comprising the steps of: forming a batt comprising staple fibers wherein said staple fibers are positioned primarily in a first direction; drafting said batt in a first drafting zone in a second direction, said second direction being primarily perpendicular to said first direction; needle punching said thus drafted batt in a first needle punching zone so as to render said fibers more coherent; drafting said thus needle punched batt in a second drafting zone in said second direction; drafting said thus drafted batt in a third drafting zone in said first direction; fusing at least a portion of the fibers on one side of said thus drafted batt in a first fusing zone thereby forming a fused face on the one side of said batt and an unfused face on the opposite side of said batt; and needle punching said thus fused batt in a second needle punching zone whereby at least a portion of the fibers from the unfused face are punched from the opposite side of said batt through the fused face to form a raised pile on the one side of said batt.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method in accordance with claim 33 characterized further to include the additional step of: adhering a layer of backcoating material to the unfused face on the opposite side of said thus needle punched batt.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method in accordance with claim 32 or claim 34 characterized further to include the additional step of: applying a layer of adhesive material to the backcoating material on the opposite side of said batt.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method in accordance with claim 33 wherein said at least a portion of the fibers on one side of said thus drafted batt are fused by infrared radiation in said first fusing zone.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method in accordance with claim 33 wherein said at least a portion of the fibers on one side of said thus drafted batt are fused by contacting a heated roll in said first fusing zone.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method in accordance with claim 33 wherein said needle punching step in said second needle punching zone is performed with a plurality of forked needles.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method in accordance with claim 33 characterized further to include the additional step of: fusing at least a portion of the fibers on the opposite side of said thus needle punched batt in a second fusing zone.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method in accordance with claim 39 wherein said at least a portion of the fibers on the opposite side of said thus needle punched batt are fused by infrared radiation in said second fusing zone.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method in accordance with claim 40 wherein said at least a portion of the fibers on the one side of said thus drafted batt are fused by infrared radiation in said first fusing zone.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method in accordance with claim 40 wherein said at least a portion of the fibers on the one side of said thus drafted batt are fused by contacting a heated roll in said first fusing zone.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method in accordance with claim 30 or claim 39 characterized further to include the additional step of: applying a layer of adhesive material to the opposite side of said batt.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method in accordance with claim 26 or claim 33 characterized further to include the additional step of: applying a layer of adhesive material to the unfused face on the opposite side of said batt.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method in accordance with claim 26 or claim 33 characterized further to include the additional step of: applying a layer of contact adhesive material to the unfused face on the opposite side of said batt.
Claim 51
Independent Claim
107 words
A method of producing a nonwoven fabric comprising the steps of: forming a batt comprising nonwoven fibers; drafting the thus formed batt in at least one direction; fusing at least a portion of the fibers on one side of the thus drafted batt to form a fused face on the one side of said batt and an unfused face on the opposite side of said batt; and needle punching said thus fused batt so that at least a portion of the fibers are punched from the one side of said batt through the unfused face to form a raised pile on the opposite side of said batt.
Claim 52
Independent Claim
107 words
A method of producing a nonwoven fabric comprising the steps of: forming a batt comprising nonwoven fibers; drafting the thus formed batt in at least one direction; fusing at least a portion of the fibers on one side of the thus drafted batt to form a fused face on the one side of said batt and an unfused face on the opposite side of said batt; and needle punching said thus fused batt so that at least a portion of the fibers are punched from the one side of said batt through the unfused face to form a raised pile on the opposite side of said batt.
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