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US 2004/0123405 A1Published application
Spray dyeing of garments
AssigneeSara Lee Corporation
InventorMartin Bentham
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Abstract
A method of dyeing a fabric is provided. The method includes removing folds from the fabric, spraying a dye on a first side of the fabric, and exposing the fabric to a migration and fixation process prior to the dye drying on the first side so that the dye migrates from the first side to a second side of the fabric and reacts with and affixes to a component of the fabric.
Claims21
A method of dyeing a fabric comprising:
- removing folds from the fabric;
- spraying a dye on a first side of the fabric;
- and
- exposing the fabric to a migration and fixation process prior to said dye drying on said first side so that said dye migrates from said first side to a second side of the fabric and reacts with and affixes to a component of the fabric.
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A method of dyeing a garment made of fabric comprising:
- disposing the garment on a carrier so that a first side of the garment faces away from said carrier and a second side faces said carrier;
- spraying said first side with a dye;
- and
- steaming and heating the garment prior to said dye drying on said first side so that said dye migrates from said first side to said second side and reacts with and affixes to a component of the fabric.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.