Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a hydroentangled nonwoven personal wipe, and more specifically to a hydroentangled three-dimensionally imaged personal wipe comprised of at least one raised portion and a background portion, wherein said personal wipe comprises a minimal amount of transverse apertures.
Abstract:
The inner circumferential surface of a suction pipe must be periodically cleaned as well as the inner region of the suction slit and especially the webs between the suction holes of the suction pipe. The aim of the invention is to facilitate said cleaning process. To this end, a standard cleaning spray gun is provided with a long cleaning lance comprising a rotor nozzle on the end thereof. In order to clean the suction pipe, said lance can be passed through a hole on the front side of the fixed suction pipe. The dirt released and the remaining suction water can thus be evacuated on the other front side in a problem-free manner.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to enhancing the cleaning of surfaces by the contact application of a nonwoven fabric having a three-dimensional image imparted therein. The three-dimensional image of the nonwoven fabric induces the formation of lather due to pronounced surface projections that come in contact with the cleaning surface and provide air passageways that are parallel to the plane of the substrate. The imaged nonwoven fabric disclosed herein exhibits low linting qualities thereby reducing the potential of fiber contamination of the cleaned surface and is sufficiently durable that the sample can be used in a brisk manner.
Abstract:
The flame retardant sheet material of the present invention simultaneously affords good flame retardancy and melting resistance in a sheet material in which a nonwoven is used, and also simultaneously provides good abrasion resistance and an excellent design, making it suitable for use in automotive trim surface materials. A flame retardant sheet material is obtained by first needle-punching and then stitch-bonding a web containing 70 to 95 wt % base fiber and 5 to 30 wt % flame retardant fiber selected from among flame retardant rayon fiber and modacrylic fiber. It is preferable for propoxyphosphazene or another such phosphoric ester-based flame retardant to be kneaded into the flame retardant fiber. It is also preferable to add a binder fiber to the web in order to improve abrasion resistance.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of creating a textured nonwoven fabric for apparel and home fashions applications, wherein the nonwoven fabric becomes aesthetically altered upon laundering. Once laundered during manufacture, the nonwoven fabric exhibits a permanent distressed appearance that becomes an integral part of the fabric. Subsequent to laundering, the fabric can be formed into a roll for shipment and storage. The distressed appearance of the nonwoven fabric is best described by comparing the laundered fabric to an elephant's skin.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a nonwoven fabric structure, formed by hydroentanglement of a precursor fibrous web, which has demonstrated particular suitability for cleansing/wiping applications. Testing has shown the present product to provide a desirable tactile impression with users, which is believed to result from the disposition of relatively large denier fibers on the surface of the fabric structure. Such relatively large denier fibers have been found to provide good cleansing/wiping performance.
Abstract:
Nonwoven which comprises at least one hydroentangled web of thermoplastic discontinuous fibres, hydroentangled with an unstretched batt of independent, inelastic, continuous filaments oriented at random.
Abstract:
Improvements in hydroenhancement efficiency are obtained by operating a manifold in relative movement to fabric transported under the manifold so as to deliver a low energy to the fabric per pass in multiple passes on the fabric. For example, a low energy per pass of {fraction (1/10)} to {fraction (1/48)} the total energy delivered in 10 passes or more can obtain good enhancement results as compared to conventional hydroenhancing at higher total energy levels delivered in fewer passes. This results in greater enhancement efficiency and reduction in wasted energy, and also improves fabric coverage and reduces fabric shrinkage. The low-energy-per-pass, multiple-pass approach can be implemented with improved hydroenhancing equipment of reduced equipment size and cost which simulate multiple passes on the fabric. In one embodiment, a jigging hydroenhancing equipment transports the fabric back and forth under a stationary manifold between a pair of unwind/windup reels to simulate multiple passes on the fabric. Other embodiments employ a manifold or manifold system that is reciprocated, oscillated, or rotated to simulate multiple passes on the fabric. Other variations for improving hydroenhancement include angling the manifold at a diagonal to the fabric travel direction, using a high density number or double rows of jets to eliminate interference patterns, using combined upstream and downstream manifolds together for improved coverage on the fabric, and providing a baffle in the manifold in proximity to the jet strip to generate constantly fluctuating jets for improved utilization of enhancement energy.
Abstract:
A fabric for the forming, press and dryer sections of a paper machine, for use as a reinforcing base for a polymeric-resin-coated paper-processing belt or as a corrugator belt, or in other industrial settings where a material is being dewatered, is formed from a monofilament yarn, which is spirally wound in the form of a closed helix, adjacent turns thereof being abutted against and joined securely to one another. The monofilament yarn has a first side and a second side which are oppositely and correspondingly shaped, so that, when spirally wound in a plurality of turns, the first side fits closely into or against the second side of an adjacent and abutting turn, and adjacent spiral turns are secured to one another at the abutting first and second sides to form the fabric.