US4837067A
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Nonwoven thermal insulating batts
Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1987-06-08
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Granted: 1989-06-06
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Expires: 2007-06-08
Abstract
Abstract A nonwoven thermal insulating batt is provided. The batt comprises structural staple fibers and bonding staple fibers, the fibers being entangled and substantially parallel to the faces of the batt at the face portions and substantially perpendicular to the faces of the batt in the central portion of the batt. The bonding staple fibers are bonded to the structural staple fibers and other bonding staple fibers at points of contact. Also provided is a method of making the nonwoven thermal insulating batt which comprises air-laying a web of structural staple fibers and bonding staple fibers with the fibers being entangled and substantially parallel to the faces of the web at the face portions and in an angled, layered configuration in the central portions of the web. The air-laid web is reconfigured such that the fibers in the central portion of the web are substantially parallel and perpendicular to the faces of the web and the fibers are bonded to stabilize the reconfigured web to form the nonwoven thermal insulating batt.
Inventors
- 👤 Patrick H. Carey, Jr.
- 👤 Joseph P. Kronzer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 16:40
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; D04H1/70; D04H1/74; D04H1/40; D04H1/54; D04H1/542; D04H1/72; D04H1/732; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24058; Y10T428/24074; Y10T428/24083; Y10T428/24116; Y10T428/24124; Y10T428/24132; Y10T428/24174; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249922
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A nonwoven thermal insulating batt having face portions and a central portion between said face portions comprising structural staple fibers and bonding staple fibers, said fibers being entangled and substantially parallel to the faces of the batt in the face portions of said batt and substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the faces of said batt in the central portion of said batt and the bonding staple fibers being bonded to structural staple fibers and bonding staple fibers at points of contact to enhance structural stability of the batt.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
A nonwoven thermal insulating batt having face portions and a central portion between said face portions comprising structural staple fibers and bonding staple fibers, said fibers being entangled and substantially parallel to the faces of the batt in the face portions of said batt and substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the faces of said batt in the central portion of said batt and the bonding staple fibers being bonded to structural staple fibers and bonding staple fibers at points of contact to enhance structural stability of the batt.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The batt of claim 1 wherein said structural staple fibers are present in an amount of about 20 to 90 weight percent and said bonding staple fibers are present in an amount of 10 to 80 weight percent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The batt of claim 1 wherein said batt has a bulk density of less than about 0.1 g/cm 3 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The batt of claim 1 wherein said batt has a bulk density of less than about 0.005 g/cm 3 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The batt of claim 1 wherein said batt is from about 0.5 to 15 cm thick.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The batt of claim 1 wherein said batt has a basis weight of from 10 to 400 g/m 2 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The batt of claim 1 wherein said structural staple fibers have about 1 to 10 crimps/cm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The batt of claim 1 wherein said structural staple fibers are about 15 to 75 mm long.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The batt of claim 1 wherein said bonding staple fibers have about 1 to 10 crimps/cm.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The batt of claim 1 wherein said bonding staple fibers are about 15 to 75 mm long.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The batt of claim 1 wherein said bonding staple fibers are bicomponent fibers having a support component and an adhesive component, the adhesive component forming at least an outer portion of said fibers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The batt of claim 1 wherein said substantially perpendicular fibers are at an angle of about at least 50° to the faces.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The batt of claim 1 wherein said substantially perpendicular fibers are at an angle of about at least 60° to the faces.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The batt of claim 1 wherein said substantially perpendicular fibers are at an angle of about 80°-90° to the faces.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
The batt of claim 1 wherein said batt has a thermal weight efficiency of at least about 20 clo/g/m 2 ×1000.
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