US5058371A
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Continuous filament yarn for trackless carpet
Assignee: Solutia Inc
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Filing: 1989-11-30
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Granted: 1991-10-22
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Expires: 2009-11-30
Abstract
Abstract Yarn suitable for use in making cut pile trackless carpet is disclosed. The yarn is composed of two continuous filament singles yarn cabled together with from 3.5 to 5.0 turns per inch (2.54 cm) of twist. Each singles yarn is tangled and contains substantially no twist. The yarn is characterized, in that, each singles yarn comprises, in addition to crimped carpet filaments, filaments having no crimp and a high degree of shrinkage. The yarn develops texture during conventional heatsetting of the yarn without the use of mechanical crimping.
Inventors
- 👤 Jing-Peir Yu
- 👤 Thomas C. Pursley
- 👤 John H. Southern
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 11:24
CPC Classifications
D; D02; D02G; D02G3/00; D02G3/22; D02G3/26; D02G3/28; D02G3/44; D02G3/445; D10; D10B; D10B2503/00; D10B2503/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
A yarn having a total denier in the range of 1000 to 2000 and consisting of two continuous filament singles yarns cabled together with from 3.5 to 6.0 turns of twist per inch (2.54 cm) of cabled yarn length, wherein each of said singles yarns is tangled, contains less than one turn of twist per inch (2.54 cm) of singles yarn length and comprises high shrinkage filaments having no crimp and carpet filaments having crimp and a denier per filament in the range of 10 to 25, wherein the Shrinkage Value of said high shrinkage filaments is at least 5 units higher than the Contraction Value of said rimped carpet filaments and wherein the Shrinkage Value and quantities of said high shrinkage filaments are selected such that after heatsetting of said cabled yarn the tracklessness of a cut pile test carpet having tufts made therefrom is better, as determined by Test A, than if the tufts were made entirely from said crimped carpet filaments.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
164 words
A yarn having a total denier in the range of 1000 to 2000 and consisting of two continuous filament singles yarns cabled together with from 3.5 to 6.0 turns of twist per inch (2.54 cm) of cabled yarn length, wherein each of said singles yarns is tangled, contains less than one turn of twist per inch (2.54 cm) of singles yarn length and comprises high shrinkage filaments having no crimp and carpet filaments having crimp and a denier per filament in the range of 10 to 25, wherein the Shrinkage Value of said high shrinkage filaments is at least 5 units higher than the Contraction Value of said rimped carpet filaments and wherein the Shrinkage Value and quantities of said high shrinkage filaments are selected such that after heatsetting of said cabled yarn the tracklessness of a cut pile test carpet having tufts made therefrom is better, as determined by Test A, than if the tufts were made entirely from said crimped carpet filaments.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The cabled yarn of claim 1, wherein said crimped carpet filaments are nylon filaments.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The cabled yarn of claim 2 wherein said nylon is nylon 66.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The cabled yarn of claim 3 wherein said high shrinkage filaments are polyester filaments.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The cabled yarn of claim 3, wherein the difference between the Shrinkage Value of said high shrinkage filaments and the Contraction Value of said carpet filaments is at least 15 units.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The cabled yarn of claim 3 wherein the difference between the Shrinkage Value of said high shrinkage filaments and the Contraction Value of said crimped carpet filaments is at least 10 units.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The cabled yarn of claim 1 wherein said crimped carpet filaments are polypropylene filaments.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The cabled yarn of claim 1 comprising from 4% to 30% by weight of said high shrinkage filaments.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The cabled yarn of claim 1 wherein each said singles yarn contains substantially the same amount, on a weight basis, of said high shrinkage fibers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The cabled yarn of claim 9 wherein one of said singles yarns contains no high shrinkage filaments.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cable yarn of claim 1 wherein each said singles yarn contains different amounts, on a weight basis, of said high shrinkage fibers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The cabled yarn of claim 1 where less than 25% by weight thereof consists of said high shrinkage filaments.
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