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US 4,062,818 AGranted
Composition for imparting flame resistance and water repellency to textiles
AssigneeInternational Paper Company
InventorZoltan Mate
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Abstract
An aqueous composition for imparting both flame resistance and water repellency properties to textiles, particularly non-woven textiles. The composition contains a polyvinylacetate, a chloro- or bromo-substituted phosphate plasticizer, a polyfluoroalkyl polyacrylate, water repellent, and an inorganic, water soluble salt, flame retardant.
Claims14
An aqueous composition for treating a fabric comprising, as ingredients:
- a polyvinylacetate;
- a chloro- or bromo-substituted phosphate plasticizer;
- a polyfluoroalkyl polyacrylate, water repellent;
- and an inorganic, water soluble salt, flame retardant;
- the relative amounts of said ingredients in said composition being such that said ingredients do not separate or precipitate from said composition;
- said composition having a flame retardance adequate to enable a treated fabric to pass the Children's Sleepwear Flammability Standard for Test DOC-FF-3-71;
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- said composition having a water repellency adequate to enable a treated fabric to hold a 41/2 inch head of an aqueous 0.9% sodium chloride solution against a glass plate for one hour without wetting through.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.