Abrasion resistant fabric
AssigneeDsm IP Assets B.V.
InventorGiovanni Joseph Ida HENSSEN
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Abstract
The invention relates to a woven fabric comprising a weft yarn, an outer layer with warp yarn A and an inner outer layer with warp yarn B, wherein the weft yarn comprises a combination of individual yarns comprising UHMWPE yarns and individual natural yarns, the warp yarn A comprises at least 50 wt % of a natural fiber, and warp yarn B comprises a combination of individual UHMWPE yarns and individual natural yarns, and said outside and inside layer being at least partially interconnected by the weft yarn. The invention also relates to products comprising said woven fabric such as clothing, lining, sport apparel, and gloves.
Claims15
A woven fabric comprising a weft yarn and two warp yarns A and B, wherein the weft yarn comprises a combination of:
- individual yarns comprising UHMWPE yarns, and individual natural yarns, wherein the amount of yarns comprising UHMWPE yarns in the weft yarn is between 33 and 66 wt % of the total amount of weft yarn;
- the warp yarn A comprises at least 50 wt % of a natural fiber;
- the warp yarn B comprises of a combination of individual UHMWPE yarns and individual natural yarns, the amount of UHMWPE yarns being between 10 and 50 wt % of the total amount of warp yarn B;
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- the fabric has an outside layer comprising the warp yarn A and an inside layer comprising the warp yarn B and said outside and inside layer being at least partially interconnected by the weft yarn.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.