Leatherlike fabrics
AssigneeInmont Corporation
InventorFrank Peter Civardi
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Abstract
A napped fabric is treated to bond the nap fibers together while leaving the nap structure largely open and porous. The surface of the bonded nap is then subjected to a series of spaced short cuts to form spaced clumps of bonded fibers which clumps have free ends projecting from the bonded nap so that they can be brushed from stable upright positions to bent-over positions, giving an attractive rough appearance resembling a split suede leather.
Claims26
A fabric of interlaced multi-fiber yarns having a nap of fibers extending therefrom, the fibers of said nap being bonded together, said bonded nap being severed, after bonding, along a multitude of short spaced lines to form spaced clumps of bonded fibers, said clumps having free ends and being brushable to and from stable upright positions, in which said free ends of the upright clumps project outwardly from the surrounding bonded nap and said fabric has a rough appearance, to bent-over positions in which said clumps merge with said surrounding bonded nap so that the fabric has a smoother appearance.
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