Synthetic fiber ball
AssigneeKIM Innovations LLC
InventorsMary Dianne Syme, Juanita Kay Donica
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Abstract
A synthetic fiber ball and method of manufacturing the same is disclosed. The fiber ball includes a plurality of fibers having a predetermined length bound together with a fastening fiber at a central core. The plurality of fibers extend outwardly from the fastening fiber at the central core to form a generally spherical shaped ball. The plurality of fibers are heat shrunk in a spinning oven from a generally cylindrical shaped fiber bundle having a predetermined diameter to form the fiber ball.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing a synthetic fiber ball that mimics the look and feel of a snowball, comprising the steps of:
- (a) bundling a plurality of fibers to a predetermined diameter thereby forming a fiber bundle;
- (b) fastening said plurality of fibers together with a fastening fiber;
- (c) cutting said fiber bundle so that a first section of said fiber bundle extends from a first side of said fastening fiber a first predetermined distance and a second section of said fiber bundle extends from a second side of said fastening fiber a second predetermined distance thereby forming a cut fiber bundle;
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- (d) placing said cut fiber bundle in a spinning oven at a predetermined temperature and spinning said cut fiber bundle for a predetermined amount of time to form said fiber ball.
A synthetic fiber ball that mimics the look and feel of a snowball, comprising a fiber ball made from a cut fiber bundle made by bundling a plurality of individual fiber beads formed by forcing fiber material through a spinneret and binding said bundled fiber beads together with a fastening fiber at a central core and cutting said bundled fiber beads at a predetermined length from said fastening fiber so that said predetermined length of said bundled fiber beads on each side of said fastening fiber is approximately equal, so that said plurality of individual fiber beads extend outwardly and away from said fastening fiber at said central core to form a generally spherical shaped ball having a predetermined diameter after said cut fiber bundle is heated in a spinning oven at a predetermined temperature and for a predetermined duration.
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