Treatment of rayon staple
AssigneeFiber Associates, Inc.
InventorsCharles J. Geyer, Jr., Ben E. White
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Abstract
In an apparatus for treating a blanket of rayon fibers with a treating solution having means for conveying said blanket and at least one means for compressing out excess solution prior to drying, including means along the edges of said blanket for causing the edges of said blanket to turn in and fold over on itself prior to compression during its advancement along the conveyor means.
Claims4
In a process for treating a blanket of rayon fibers with liquid wherein said blanket is conveyed along a web and wherein liquid is pressed out of said fibers at least once prior to drying, the steps which comprise turning in and folding the edges of said blanket on themselves during advancement of said blanket along said web, and thereafter subjecting said blanket including its folded portion to compression.
In an apparatus for treating a blanket of rayon fibers with liquid including means for conveying said blanket and means for compressing out excess liquid prior to drying, the improvement which comprises folding means arranged along the edges of said blanket for causing the edges of said blanket to turn in and fold over on themselves prior to compression during advancement of said blanket along said conveyor means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.