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US 2003/0115851 A1Published application
Open end spun, cotton/rayon blended yarn
AssigneeSara Lee Corporation
InventorsSonny B. Driggars, Carroll D. Lineberry, Steve B. Brooks
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AssigneeSara Lee Corporation
InventorsSonny B. Driggars, Carroll D. Lineberry, Steve B. Brooks
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An apparatus for forming a cotton/rayon blended yarn. The apparatus includes a supply of cotton fibers and a supply of rayon fibers. A blending operation line blends the cotton fibers and the rayon fibers. The fibers are then spun in an open end spinning turbine having a twist multiple of less than about 3.7 at a rotor speed of less than about 112,000 RPM. A roughing navel downstream from the open and spinning turbine distressing the surface of the cotton/rayon blended yarn to further improve the hand of yarn. The yarn is then knitted or woven into fabric and finished. The resulting fabric, and apparel made therefrom, has the advantage of having a particularly soft and luxurious hand, particularly compared to fabric knit from 100% cotton yarn.
An apparatus for forming a cotton/rayon blended yarn, said apparatus comprising:
An apparatus for forming a cotton/rayon blended yarn, said apparatus comprising:
An apparatus for forming a cotton/rayon blended yarn, said apparatus comprising:
A method for forming a cotton/rayon blended yarn, said method comprising the steps of:
A method for forming a cotton/rayon blended yarn from a supply of cotton fibers and a supply of rayon fibers, said method comprising the steps of:
A method for forming a cotton/rayon blended yarn, said method comprising the steps of:
An open end spun, cotton/rayon blended yarn having improved hand, wherein cotton/rayon blend is less than about 50% rayon.
An open end spun, cotton/rayon blended yarn having improved hand, wherein said cotton/rayon blend is about 75/25 cotton/rayon.
An open end spun, cotton/rayon blended yarn having improved hand, wherein said cotton/rayon blend is about 75/25 cotton/rayon and wherein said blended yarn is formed into a knitted fabric.
A fabric knitted from an open end spun, cotton/rayon blended yarn, said fabric having a drape substantially equal to a knitted fabric formed from a ring spun, 100% cotton yarn.
A fabric knitted from an open end spun, cotton/rayon blended yarn, said fabric having an extensibility value greater than a knitted fabric formed from a ring spun 100% cotton yarn.
A fabric knitted from an open end spun, cotton/rayon blended yarn, said fabric having a drape substantially equal to a knitted fabric formed from a ring spun, 100% cotton yarn, an extensibility value greater than said knitted fabric formed from a ring spun 100% cotton yarn and a hand is greater than the hand of said ring spun, 100% cotton fabric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.