Easily settable stretch fabrics including low-melt fiber
AssigneeInvista North America S.A R.L.
InventorsTianyi LIAO, Geoffrey D. HIETPAS, Brian Scott ALCOTT
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Abstract
The present invention provides an easy settable stretch fabric comprising three types of yarns: a rigid fiber, an elastic fiber, and a low-melt fiber, wherein the low-melt fiber comprises low-melt polymer which can be fused in the temperature between 60° C. to 200° C., being higher than the temperature used for normal textile process and household laundry, but lower than the temperature used for heat setting elastic fiber. The low-melt fiber can be selected from a group of fibers made from modified polyester, nylon, and polypropylene and the copolymer from them in the form of staple or filament.
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An elastic fabric with easy set and shape enhance property, comprising a first type of fibers, a second type of fibers, and a third type of fibers;
- said first type of fibers being rigid fibers, said second of fibers being elastic fibers, and said third of fibers being low-melt fibers;
- Said rigid fiber forming the main body of the fabrics;
- wherein
- i) the low-melt fiber comprises a low melt polymer selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyamide, polyolefin and polypropylene;
- ii) The melting temperature of the low-melt fiber is between about 60° C. to 200° C.;
- iii) the content of low-melt fibers is no less than 0.5% and no higher than 55% of the fabric weight;
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