Formation of hollow tapered brush bristles
AssigneeAmetek, Inc.
InventorsJohn Ward, Robert Austin, Anthony Genovese
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Abstract
Improved paint brush bristles formed of synthetic materials are hollow and tapered with a central axial hollow. The tapered hollow bristles are characterized by their consistent wall thickness, i.e., ratio of cross-sectional hollow area to cross-sectional wall area remains consistent from one end of the bristle to the other; and by their consistency in neck-down location.
Claims9
A spinnerette for the manufacture of hollow, tapered bristles, comprising a plurality of slot apertures, each said slot aperture forming an almost complete circle and having located therein a solid interior portion supported by a single pin which interrupts the slot orifice and prevents said slot orifice from forming a complete circle, each said pin having a width of approximately 4.5-6 mils, the width of each said slot being 5.6-7 mils, the outer diameter of each said orifice being 23-70 mils, and the land length of each said orifice being 23-38 mils.
A method of forming bristles comprising:
- extruding a synthetic resin through a spinnerette as a melt at a rate of 22-75 lbs./hr. and into an aqueous quench bath at 70.degree.-95.degree. F. spaced 1/8 to 15/16 of an inch from the face of said spinnerette;
- irregularly drawing the extrudate from the spinnerette at approximately an average draw rate of 2:1 such that for producing a hollow bristle of given length, the butt end will be drawn at approximately 1:1 and the tip end at approximately 3:1;
- and orienting the drawn and quenched filaments 3:1 to 4:1 before cutting to size;
- said spinnerette comprising a plurality of slot apertures, each said slot aperture forming an almost complete circle and each located therewithin a solid interior portion supported by a pin which interrupts the slot orifice and prevents said slot orifice from forming a complete circle, each said pin having a width of approximately 4.5-6 mils, the width of each said slot being 5.6-7 mils, the outer diameter of each said orifice being 23-70 mils, and the land length of each said orifice being 23-38 mils.
A method of forming bristle members comprising:
- extruding a synthetic resin through a multitude of spinnerette apertures as a melt at a rate of 22-75 lbs/hr. and into an aqueous quench bath at 70.degree.-95.degree. F. spaced 1/8 to 15/16 of an inch from the face of said spinnerette and forming hollow extrudate strands;
- irregularly drawing the extrudate strands from the spinnerette at approximately an average draw rate of 2:1 such that for producing a hollow bristle member of given length, the butt end will be drawn at approximately 1:1 and the tip end at approximately 3:1;
- and orienting the drawn and quenched hollow filaments 3:1 to 4:1 before cutting to size;
- said spinnerette comprising a plurality of slot apertures, each said slot aperture forming an almost complete circle and each located therewithin a solid interior portion supported by a pin which interrupts the slot orifice and prevents said slot orifice from forming a complete circle, each said pin having a width of approximately 4.5-6 mils, the width of each said slot being 5.6-7 mils, the outer diameter of each said orifice being 23-70 mils, and the land length of each said orifice being 23-38 mils.
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