Method of abrading new garments
AssigneeCookeville Uniform Rental, Inc.
InventorCurtis O. Majors
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Abstract
A method of "stone washing" jeans is disclosed. The process involves tumbling jeans without water and in the presence of resin-bonded abrasive members in a first elongated tumbler drum having a generally horizontal axis, discharging the jeans and abrasive members from the first tumbler drum, separating the abrasive members utilizing an oscillating conveyor, feeding the jeans to a second elongated tumbler drum having a perforated wall and a generally horizontal axis of rotation to remove any remaining abrasive members from the jeans and thereafter removing the treated jeans from the second tumbler drum while recycling the abrasive members to the first tumbler.
Claims18
A process for treating new garments comprising the steps of:
- feeding said garments in a dry condition to a first elongated tumbler drum rotatable on a generally horizontal axis;
- providing abrasive members in said first tumbler drum;
- rotating said drum to agitate said garments without contacting said garments with liquid;
- discharging said garments from said first tumbler drum;
- feeding said garments to an oscillating conveyor effective to separate said abrasive members from said garments;
- feeding said garments to a second elongated tumbler drum rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis, said second tumbler drum having perforated walls;
- rotating said second tumbler drum to separate abrasive members remaining with said garments and thereafter discharging said treated garments from said second tumbler drum while recycling separated abrasive members to said first tumbler drum.
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