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US4629651A
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Two phase hardy fabric finish
Assignee: Burlington Industries Inc
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Filing: 1985-11-14
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Granted: 1986-12-16
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Expires: 2005-11-14
Abstract
Abstract A treated fabric is constructed that is capable of withstanding extremely harsh weather and abrasion conditions in low temperature environments. The treated fabric comprises a woven or weft inserted warp knit synthetic fiber fabric which has a generally open construction and is pretreated with a chemical bonding agent to facilitate adhesion of a neoprene coating to the fabric. A neoprene, such as neoprene AD, having a highly crystalline structure and including effective amounts of low temperature plasticizers, antioxidants, and loadings, is applied to the fabric, and it is coated with a highly crystalline acrylic coating. The neoprene coating vulcanizes (cures) in use, such as when used as a geotextile fabric, the highly crystalline acrylic coating protecting the neoprene until it vulcanizes. The fabric may be attached to a nonwoven filter fabric, and formed into a bag which is filled with sand, grout, or the like during actual use of the geotextile fabric in the harsh environment.
Inventors
- 👤 Delbert A. Davis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 11:17
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06N; D06N7/00; D06N7/0005; E; E02; E02B; E02B3/00; E02B3/04; E02B3/12; E02B3/122; E02B3/127; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/11; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24033; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31924; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/40; Y10T442/45; Y10T442/456
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
A finished fabric suitable for harsh weather, low temperature, abrading environments, comprising: a fabric of synthetic material, with a generally open construction; a first fabric finish for said fabric comprising a vulcanizable cross-linkable polymer having a highly crystalline structure; and a second finish comprising an ablative coating for said first polymer, said second finish also having a highly crystalline structure; said second finish constructed so as to completely wear away only after the vulcanizable polymer of the first finish has vulcanized.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
A finished fabric suitable for harsh weather, low temperature, abrading environments, comprising: a fabric of synthetic material, with a generally open construction; a first fabric finish for said fabric comprising a vulcanizable cross-linkable polymer having a highly crystalline structure; and a second finish comprising an ablative coating for said first polymer, said second finish also having a highly crystalline structure; said second finish constructed so as to completely wear away only after the vulcanizable polymer of the first finish has vulcanized.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A treated fabric as recited in claim 1 wherein said first fabric finish comprises neoprene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A treated fabric as recited in claim 2 wherein said neoprene includes effective amounts of low temperature plasticizers, antioxidants, and loadings.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A treated fabric as recited in claim 3 further comprising a chemical bonding agent for promoting adhesion between said neoprene finish and the synthetic material of said fabric.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A treated fabric as recited in claim 4 wherein said chemical bonding agent comprises an isocyanate resin pretreatment for the fabric, applied before said first finish.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A treated fabric as recited in claim 5 wherein said second finish comprises an acrylic coating.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
58 words
A treated fabric as recited in claim 6 wherein the synthetic material forming said fabric is selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyamide, aramid, and super polyolefin fibers, and wherein said neoprene coaring is selected from the group consisting of neoprene AD, neoprene AC, neoprene CG, neoprene W, neoprene WHV, neoprene FC, neoprene GRT, and neoprene HC.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A treated fabric as recited in claim 1 wherein said first finish comprises a neoprene finish, and wherein said second finish comprises an acrylic finish.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
A treated fabric as recited in claim 8 wherein said fabric is woven.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A treated fabric as recited in claim 8 wherein said fabric is a weft inserted warp knit fabric.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
72 words
A composite fabric comprising at least first and second fabrics, said first fabric comprising a treated fabric comprising a fabric of synthetic material with a generally open construction and having an unvulcanized, vulcanizable first finish comprising a highly crystalline structure neoprene finish, and a second finish comprising an ablative highly crystalline acrylic finish; and a second fabric connected in a layered arrangement with said first fabric and comprising a nonwoven filter fabric.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
72 words
A composite fabric comprising at least first and second fabrics, said first fabric comprising a treated fabric comprising a fabric of synthetic material with a generally open construction and having an unvulcanized, vulcanizable first finish comprising a highly crystalline structure neoprene finish, and a second finish comprising an ablative highly crystalline acrylic finish; and a second fabric connected in a layered arrangement with said first fabric and comprising a nonwoven filter fabric.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
64 words
A composite fabric as recited in claim 11 wherein said first fabric is a woven or weft inserted warp knit fabric made of a synthetic material selected from the group consisting essentially of polyamide, polyester, aramid, and super polyolefin fibers, and wherein said first fabric further includes a chemical bonding agent adhesion promoter for facilitating the adhesion of the neoprene to the synthetic fabric.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
35 words
A composite fabric as recited in claim 12 wherein said first fabric neoprene coating includes effective amounts of low temperature plasticizers, antioxidants, and loadings to provide an abrasion, impact, ultraviolet light, and water resistant coating.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
67 words
A method of constructing a treated fabric comprising the steps of: forming a fabric with a generally open construction of synthetic material; providing a chemical bonding agent pretreatment of the fabric; applying an unvulcanized neoprene coating to the fabric, the chemical bonding agent facilitating adhesion of the neoprene coating to the synthetic fibers of the fabric; and applying an ablative acrylic coating to the unvulcanized neoprene coating.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
67 words
A method of constructing a treated fabric comprising the steps of: forming a fabric with a generally open construction of synthetic material; providing a chemical bonding agent pretreatment of the fabric; applying an unvulcanized neoprene coating to the fabric, the chemical bonding agent facilitating adhesion of the neoprene coating to the synthetic fibers of the fabric; and applying an ablative acrylic coating to the unvulcanized neoprene coating.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method as recited in claim 14 wherein the steps are practiced so that the vulcanization of the neoprene coating takes place only after the fabric has been put in service, and the acrylic coating does not wear away until vulcanization of the neoprene coating has taken place.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as recited in claim 15 wherein the fabric forming step is practiced by weaving or weft-insertion warp knitting of the fabric from synthetic fibers selected from the group consisting, polyamides, aramids, and support polyolefin.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method as recited in claim 16 comprising the further step of connecting the treated fabric to a nonwoven filter fabric to form a composite fabric, and forming the composite fabric into a geotextile bag.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
80 words
A method of utilizing a geotextile fabric comprising a synthetic fiber fabric having a generally open construction with a first highly crystalline unvulcanized vulcanizable neoprene coating, and a second ablative acrylic coating over the neoprene coating, comprising the step of exposing the geotextile fabric to a harsh, abrading, low temperature environment so that the unvulcanized vulcanizable neoprene coating vulcanizes during use in the environment, and the acrylic coating does not completely wear away until after vulcanization of the neoprene coating.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
80 words
A method of utilizing a geotextile fabric comprising a synthetic fiber fabric having a generally open construction with a first highly crystalline unvulcanized vulcanizable neoprene coating, and a second ablative acrylic coating over the neoprene coating, comprising the step of exposing the geotextile fabric to a harsh, abrading, low temperature environment so that the unvulcanized vulcanizable neoprene coating vulcanizes during use in the environment, and the acrylic coating does not completely wear away until after vulcanization of the neoprene coating.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method as recited in claim 18 wherein the neoprene coating is soft above 50° F. to facilitate sewing and like handling operations, and becomes increasingly stiff as the temperature drops below 50° F.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
52 words
A method as recited in claim 19 comprising the further step of sewing the geotextile fabric to a nonwoven filter fabric to produce a composite fabric, and sewing the composite fabric into a bag, and filling the bag with sand, grout, or the like during actual use thereof in the harsh environment.
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