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US 12,054,883 B1Granted
Treatment articles and method for using treatment articles
AssigneeAladdin Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsAnthony Cascio, Melissa North, Mack Brindle, Christina Maria Hooker, Dennes Ozuna, Christopher M. Lonvick
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Abstract
Soft surface articles may be treated during manufacture with treatment articles loaded with treatment chemicals while drying the soft surface articles. This eliminates a step of adding the treatment chemicals to a water bath containing the treatment chemicals. Eliminating this step reduces the amount of water used in the manufacture of the soft surface articles and also removes the requirement of having to process a vat of waste water.
Claims16
A method for manufacturing a batch of soft surface articles, comprising:
- providing a batch of unfinished soft surface articles comprising a fabric face and a backing;
- dyeing the batch of soft surface articles in a water-based dye solution in a vat;
- draining the water-based dye solution from the vat without refilling the vat;
- transferring at least a portion of the batch of soft surface articles to a dryer;
- adding at least one treatment article to the dryer, wherein the at least one treatment article comprises at least one treatment chemical;
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- drying the at least a portion of the batch of soft surface articles with the at least one treatment article;
- wherein the at least one treatment article comprises a pouch having a fillable center surrounded by a treatment sheet material;
- and wherein the pouch comprises a plurality of extension nodules.
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