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US 10,851,492 B2Granted
Retaining means for plastic fibers
OwnerOliver Spiesinventor
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Abstract
A retaining means is provided for retaining plastic fibers washed out of textiles during a washing process. The retaining means is designed as a laundry bag that holds at least one textile to be washed during a washing process and that can be closed in a suitable manner. The laundry bag is produced of a heat-set plastic woven screening fabric having an average mesh width in the range between 5 μm and 200 μm.
Claims8
A retaining means for holding back plastic fibers (4) washed out of textiles (3) during a washing process,
- wherein the retaining means is configured as a washing bag (1;
- 5) that receives at least one textile (3) to be washed during a washing process,
- wherein the washing bag (1;
- 5) is made of a thermoset plastic screen fabric with a mean mesh width in the range between 5 μm and 200 μm and wherein the washing bag (1;
- 5) can be closed with a zipper closure (2, 6) which is at least largely impenetrable for plastic fibers with lengths on the order of 100 μm.
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