US4514455A
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Nonwoven fabric for apparel insulating interliner
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1984-07-26
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Granted: 1985-04-30
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Expires: 2004-07-26
Abstract
Abstract A composite nonwoven fabric, particularly suited for an apparel insulating interliner, comprises a batt of crimped polyester staple fibers and a nonwoven sheet of continuous polyester filaments which are attached to each other by a series of parallel seams having a seam-to-seam spacing in the range of 1.7 to 5 cm. The batt is made of a particular blend of heavy and light staple fibers. The composite fabric has a density of 15 to 24 kg/m 3 and an insulating value of at least 7 CLO/(kg/m 2 ).
Inventors
- 👤 Sang-Hak Hwang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 22:24
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D27/00; A41D27/02; A41D27/06; D; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; D04H1/40; D04H1/44; D04H1/46; D04H1/498; D04H5/00; D04H5/02; D04H5/03; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24033; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24826; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2904; Y10T428/2909; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2973; Y10T428/2975
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A composite nonwoven fabric comprising a batt of crimped polyester staple fibers and a bonded nonwoven sheet of continuous polyester filaments, the batt and the sheet being in surface contact with each other and being attached to each other by a series of parallel seams having a spacing of at least 1.7 cm between successive seams, the staple fiber batt weighing in the range of 100 to 250 g/m 2 and containing a blend of light and heavy fibers, the heavier fibers having a dtex no greater than 20 and being at least twice but no greater than 15 times the dtex of the lighter fibers and the lighter fibers having a dtex in the range of 1 to 3 and amounting to 40 to 85 percent of the batt weight, the filament sheet weighing in the range of 10 to 25 g/m 2 , and the nonwoven fabric having an average density in the range of 15 to 24 kg/m 3 and a thermal insulation value per unit weight of at least 7 CLO per kg/m 2 .
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
A composite nonwoven fabric comprising a batt of crimped polyester staple fibers and a bonded nonwoven sheet of continuous polyester filaments, the batt and the sheet being in surface contact with each other and being attached to each other by a series of parallel seams having a spacing of at least 1.7 cm between successive seams, the staple fiber batt weighing in the range of 100 to 250 g/m 2 and containing a blend of light and heavy fibers, the heavier fibers having a dtex no greater than 20 and being at least twice but no greater than 15 times the dtex of the lighter fibers and the lighter fibers having a dtex in the range of 1 to 3 and amounting to 40 to 85 percent of the batt weight, the filament sheet weighing in the range of 10 to 25 g/m 2 , and the nonwoven fabric having an average density in the range of 15 to 24 kg/m 3 and a thermal insulation value per unit weight of at least 7 CLO per kg/m 2 .
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
93 words
A composite nonwoven fabric of claim 1 wherein the seam spacing is no greater than 5 cm, the staple fiber batt weighs no more than 150 g/m 2 and includes at least 20 percent by weight of hollow fiber, the dtex of the heavier fibers is at least 5 times the dtex of the lighter fibers, the lighter fibers amounting to 50 to 80 percent of the batt weight and the nonwoven fabric having an average density of no greater than 20 kg/m 3 and a CLO/(kg/m 2 ) of at least 9.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composite nonwoven fabric of claim 1 or 2 which contains no more than 15% of a binder.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A composite nonwoven fabric of claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein the spacing between seams is in the range of 1.9 to 3.2 cm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composite nonwoven fabric of any preceding claim wherein the seams are hydraulic jet tracks.
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