Stabilization of fabric surfaces
AssigneeEngineered Floors LLC
InventorsJohn Joseph Matthews REES, Stephen Horace TSIARKEZOS, Dimitri ZAFIROGLU, Anthony DANIELL
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Abstract
A textile fabric having improved properties, variously including surface stability, abrasion resistance, resistance to edge fraying, moisture control, and resistance to fluid penetration is created by introducing a polymeric solution or a plurality of low-melting particles suspended in a liquid into the textile fabric while leaving a plurality of surface fibers exposed and maintaining a textile feel on the surface.
Claims29
A method for stabilizing a textile fabric, the method comprising:
- suspending a plurality of polymeric particles in a liquid to create a liquid suspension of polymeric particles;
- applying the liquid suspension of polymeric particles to the textile fabric;
- applying an additional volume of the liquid to a top surface of the textile fabric, the additional volume sufficient to carry at least a portion of the plurality of polymeric particles into the textile fabric and away from the top surface;
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- applying heat to the textile fabric, the heat sufficient to evaporate the liquid applied to the textile fabric and to melt the plurality of polymer particles in situ.
A method for stabilizing a textile fabric, the method comprising:
- dissolving a polymer in a solvent to create a polymeric solution;
- applying the polymeric solution to the textile fabric;
- applying an additional volume of the solvent to a top surface of the textile fabric, the additional volume sufficient to carry at least a portion of the dissolved polymer into the textile fabric and away from the top surface;
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- applying at least one or more of forced air, vacuum and heat to the textile fabric to evaporate the solvent applied to the textile fabric and to set the polymer in situ.
The method of 25, wherein the textile fabric blocks water and passes water vapors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.