US4935295A
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Needling process for spundbonded composites
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1988-12-01
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Granted: 1990-06-19
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Expires: 2008-12-01
Abstract
Abstract A process is disclosed for manufacturing a high strength composite structure by needling individual webs of initially spunbonded material and then needle-punching a stack of the individual webs to enmesh and entangle filaments across the webs, with little or no loss of the initial filament-related strength.
Inventors
- 👤 Franco L. Serafini
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 11:15
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04H; D04H3/00; D04H3/08; D04H3/10; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/659; Y10T442/66; Y10T442/662; Y10T442/682; Y10T442/684; Y10T442/688
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A process for manufacturing a composite structure of spunbonded layers comprising the steps of: (a) applying a finish of lubricating material to coat the filaments of a spunbonded web of synthetic polymer; (b) needling the web of coated filaments using smooth needles to break bonds between the filaments; (c) placing at least one needled web of coated filaments from step (b) in a stack; and (d) needle-punching the stack with barbed needles to enmesh filaments from the spunbonded webs and yield a composite structure of layers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
A process for manufacturing a composite structure of spunbonded layers comprising the steps of: (a) applying a finish of lubricating material to coat the filaments of a spunbonded web of synthetic polymer; (b) needling the web of coated filaments using smooth needles to break bonds between the filaments; (c) placing at least one needled web of coated filaments from step (b) in a stack; and (d) needle-punching the stack with barbed needles to enmesh filaments from the spunbonded webs and yield a composite structure of layers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the needling of step (b) is conducted at a concentration of 50 to 700 stitches per square centimeter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the spunbonded web of step (a) has a basis weight of 20 to 300 grams per square meter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the synthetic polymer is selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyethylene, polyester, polyamide, and combinations of those polymers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the lubricating material is selected from the group consisting of polysiloxane, polypropylene oxide, polyoxyethylene laureate, polyalkylene glycol, and glycol ester.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 1 wherein at least two needled webs are placed in a multi-layer stack.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
73 words
A composite structure of spunbonded layers comprising: (a) at least two loosened webs of spunbonded polymer filaments wherein the filaments of each web have a coating of a lubricating material and have at least some of the bonds between the filaments broken in order to loosen the web; and (b) at least some filaments from each of the loosened webs are enmeshed with filaments of the other loosened web to join the webs.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
73 words
A composite structure of spunbonded layers comprising: (a) at least two loosened webs of spunbonded polymer filaments wherein the filaments of each web have a coating of a lubricating material and have at least some of the bonds between the filaments broken in order to loosen the web; and (b) at least some filaments from each of the loosened webs are enmeshed with filaments of the other loosened web to join the webs.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composite struction of claim 7 wherein a layer of staple fibers is present between two of the loosened webs.
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