Fasciated yarn
AssigneeToray Industries, Inc.
InventorsKoichi Minorikawa, Shinichi Kitazawa
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Abstract
Fasciated yarn having uniform yarn construction and high strength, comprising a staple fiber group having a special staple assortment for making such a fasciated yarn.
Claims18
A fasciated yarn which comprises a core portion comprising a substantially non-twisted stable fiber bundle and wrapped staple fibers disposed around said core portion, wherein said fasciated yarn is composed of staple fibers having an average fiber length of l, characterized by the fact that more than about 15% of said fibers have a fiber length less than 0.5 l, and that more than about 15% of said fibers have a fiber length greater than 1.5 l.
Draft cut sliver wherein l designates the average fiber length of the fibers of the draft cut sliver and wherein more than 15% of the fibers of said sliver have a fiber length more than 1.5 l, and wherein more than 15% of the fibers of said sliver have a fiber length less than 0.5 l.
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