Yarn, method and apparatus for producing yarn and products formed therefrom
AssigneeTMC Corporation
InventorAndrew George Wynne
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Abstract
Yarns include one or more strands, each strand including an outer twisted with a continuous or substantially continuous core, the outer including coarse wool fibres. The coarse wool has average fibre diameter greater than 26 microns. The yarn may be worsted or semi-worsted. Fabrics and/or garments may be produced from the yarn.
Claims23
A worsted or semi-worsted yarn of linear density less than 80 tex, including one or more strands, each strand including an outer material twisted with a continuous core, the outer material including coarse wool fibers, wherein the coarse wool fibers have an average fiber diameter greater than 26 microns.
A worsted or semi-worsted yarn formed from one or more strands each including:
- at least 15% by weight of a continuous core;
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- an outer material twisted with the core, the outer material including coarse wool fibers, wherein the coarse wool fibers have an average fiber diameter greater than 26 microns.
A yarn of linear density less than 80 tex, the yarn including two or more strands, each strand including an outer material twisted with a continuous core, the outer material including coarse wool fibers, wherein the coarse wool fibers have an average fiber diameter greater than 26 microns.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.