US5271997A
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Laminated fabric material, nonwoven textile product
Assignee: Kem-Wove Industries Inc
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Filing: 1992-02-27
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Granted: 1993-12-21
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Expires: 2012-02-27
Abstract
Abstract A laminated fabric material, a nonwoven textile product used to make that material and methods of making each are disclosed. The nonwoven textile product includes a compressed nonwoven textile batt of textile staple fibers and a cured binder disposed substantially throughout the batt. The textile product is suitable as a substitute for foam backing layers in the production of laminated fabric materials.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph F. Baigas, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 21:45
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B5/00; B32B5/22; B32B5/24; B32B5/26; B32B5/02; B32B5/022; B32B5/024; D; D04; D04H; D04H1/00; D04H1/02; D04H1/40; D04H1/42; D04H1/4382; D04H1/43835; D04H1/58; D04H1/64; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/30; B32B2307/306; B32B2307/3065; B32B2601/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24942; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/30; Y10T442/3707; Y10T442/378; Y10T442/3813; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/696
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A nonwoven textile product suitable for use as a foam substitute, said product comprising a compressed nonwoven textile batt and a cured binder disposed substantially throughout said batt, said batt having a fiber make-up and overall thickness such that the Frazier permeability of said batt, before the addition of said binder thereto and any compression thereof, is at least 535 as measured by the ASTM D-737 method, said product having a binder:fiber weight ratio of at least 20:80, wherein said binder, when added to said batt and cured therein under compression of said batt, serves to maintain the compressed nature and thickness of said overall product.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A nonwoven textile product suitable for use as a foam substitute, said product comprising a compressed nonwoven textile batt and a cured binder disposed substantially throughout said batt, said batt having a fiber make-up and overall thickness such that the Frazier permeability of said batt, before the addition of said binder thereto and any compression thereof, is at least 535 as measured by the ASTM D-737 method, said product having a binder:fiber weight ratio of at least 20:80, wherein said binder, when added to said batt and cured therein under compression of said batt, serves to maintain the compressed nature and thickness of said overall product.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A nonwoven textile product according to claim 1, wherein said batt comprises a mixture of at least two different denier of fibers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A nonwoven textile product according to claim 1 wherein said batt comprises a mixture of at least two different deniers of fibers and the larger fiber denier is at least 50% larger than said smaller fiber denier.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A nonwoven textile product according to claim 1 wherein said batt comprises a mixture of at least two different deniers of fibers and the larger fiber denier is at least 100% larger than said smaller fiber denier.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A nonwoven textile product according to claim 1, wherein said fibers are three-dimensionally arranged within said batt.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A nonwoven textile product according to claim 1, wherein said fibers comprise synthetic fibers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A nonwoven textile product according to claim 1, wherein said fibers comprise natural fibers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
A nonwoven textile product according to claim 1, wherein said fibers comprise thermally-responsive fibers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
A nonwoven textile product according to claim 1, wherein said fibers comprise flame-resistant fibers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
141 words
A nonwoven textile product suitable for use as a foam substitute, said product comprising a compressed nonwoven textile batt and a cured binder disposed substantially throughout said batt, said batt being constituted of a mixture of at least two different denier of synthetic fibers, wherein the larger synthetic fiber denier is at least 50% larger than the smaller synthetic fiber denier, said fiber constitution and the overall thickness of said batt being such that the Frazier permeability of said batt, before the addition of said binder thereto and any compression thereof, is at least 535 as measured by the ASTM D-737 method, said product having a binder:fiber weight ratio of at least 20:80, wherein said binder, when added to said batt and cured therein under compression of said batt, serves to maintain the compressed nature and thickness of said overall product.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
141 words
A nonwoven textile product suitable for use as a foam substitute, said product comprising a compressed nonwoven textile batt and a cured binder disposed substantially throughout said batt, said batt being constituted of a mixture of at least two different denier of synthetic fibers, wherein the larger synthetic fiber denier is at least 50% larger than the smaller synthetic fiber denier, said fiber constitution and the overall thickness of said batt being such that the Frazier permeability of said batt, before the addition of said binder thereto and any compression thereof, is at least 535 as measured by the ASTM D-737 method, said product having a binder:fiber weight ratio of at least 20:80, wherein said binder, when added to said batt and cured therein under compression of said batt, serves to maintain the compressed nature and thickness of said overall product.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
A nonwoven textile product according to claim 10, wherein said larger fiber denier is at least 100% larger than said smaller fiber denier.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
A nonwoven textile product according to claim 10, wherein said fibers are three-dimensionally arranged within said batt.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
A nonwoven textile product according to claim 10, wherein said fibers comprise thermally-responsive fibers.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
A nonwoven textile product according to claim 10, wherein said fibers comprise flame-resistant fibers.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
112 words
A laminated fabric material comprising a textile fabric layer and a compressed nonwoven textile product bonded thereto, said product comprising a compressed nonwoven textile batt and a cured binder disposed substantially throughout said batt, said batt having a fiber make-up and overall thickness such that the Frazier permeability of said batt, before the addition of said binder thereto and any compression thereof, is at least 535 as measured by the ASTM D-737 method, said product having a binder:fiber weight ratio of at least 20:80, wherein said binder, when added to said batt and cured therein under compression of said batt, serves to maintain the compressed nature of thickness of said overall product.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
112 words
A laminated fabric material comprising a textile fabric layer and a compressed nonwoven textile product bonded thereto, said product comprising a compressed nonwoven textile batt and a cured binder disposed substantially throughout said batt, said batt having a fiber make-up and overall thickness such that the Frazier permeability of said batt, before the addition of said binder thereto and any compression thereof, is at least 535 as measured by the ASTM D-737 method, said product having a binder:fiber weight ratio of at least 20:80, wherein said binder, when added to said batt and cured therein under compression of said batt, serves to maintain the compressed nature of thickness of said overall product.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
A laminated fabric material according to claim 15, wherein said batt comprises a mixture of at least two different denier of fibers.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
37 words
A laminated fabric material according to claim 15, wherein said batt comprises a mixture of at least two different denier of fibers and the larger fiber denier is at least 50% larger than said smaller fiber denier.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
37 words
A laminated fabric material according to claim 15, wherein said batt comprises a mixture of at least two different denier of fibers and the larger fiber denier is at least 100% larger than said smaller fiber denier.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
17 words
A laminated fabric material according to claim 15, wherein said fibers are three-dimensionally arranged within said batt.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
14 words
A laminated fabric material according to claim 15, wherein said fibers comprise synthetic fibers.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
14 words
A laminated fabric material according to claim 15, wherein said fibers comprise natural fibers.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
18 words
A laminated fabric material according to claim 15, wherein said textile fabric layer comprises a nonwoven fabric layer.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
18 words
A laminated fabric material according to claim 15, wherein said textile fabric layer comprises a woven fabric layer.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
14 words
A laminated fabric material according to claim 15, wherein said fibers comprise thermally-responsive fibers.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
14 words
A laminated fabric material according to claim 15, wherein said fibers comprise flame-resistant fibers.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
79 words
An intermediate nonwoven textile product comprising a nonwoven textile batt and a curable binder disposed substantially throughout said batt, said batt having a fiber make-up and overall thickness such that the Frazier permeability of said batt, before the addition of said binder thereto and any compression thereof, is at least 535 as measured by the ASTM D-737 method, said product having a binder:fiber weight ratio of at least 20:80 and wherein said binder is dried to its "B" stage.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
79 words
An intermediate nonwoven textile product comprising a nonwoven textile batt and a curable binder disposed substantially throughout said batt, said batt having a fiber make-up and overall thickness such that the Frazier permeability of said batt, before the addition of said binder thereto and any compression thereof, is at least 535 as measured by the ASTM D-737 method, said product having a binder:fiber weight ratio of at least 20:80 and wherein said binder is dried to its "B" stage.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
38 words
An intermediate nonwoven textile product according to claim 26, wherein said batt comprises a mixture of at least two different denier of fibers and the larger fiber denier is at least 50% larger than the smaller fiber denier.
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