Pucker and shrink resistant flame retardant fabric formed of corespun yarns
AssigneeSprings Industries, Inc.
InventorsPamela J. Jaco, Thomas W. Tolbert
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Abstract
A fabric formed of yarns having a core formed of fire-resistant filaments and a sheath formed of staple fibers and a cured, crosslinked composition applied to one surface of the fabric is provided. The composition comprises a first crosslinkable resin having an affinity for the fire-resistant filament core and a second crosslinkable resin having an affinity for the staple fiber sheath and for the first crosslinkable resin. The fabric because of the composition is pucker and shrink resistant, and the tensile strength and flexibility of the yarns and the aesthetic appeal of the fabric are maintained when the fabric is washed repeatedly.
Claims14
A fabric formed of corespun yarns having a core formed of fire-resistant filaments and a sheath formed of staple fibers and a cured, crosslinked coating on said fabric and imparting pucker and shrink resistance to the fabric, said coating comprising a first crosslinkable resin having an affinity for said core filaments and a second crosslinkable resin having an affinity for said sheath fibers and for said first crosslinkable resin.
A woven fabric formed of interwoven warp and weft corespun yarns having a fiberglass filament core and a staple cotton fiber sheath and a cured, crosslinked coating on the fabric and imparting pucker and shrink resistance to the fabric, said coating comprising an aqueous self-crosslinking copolymer produced by emulsion polymerization of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the presence of a latent-crosslinking comonomer comprising an N-alkylolamide of an alpha, beta ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 10 carbons atoms having an affinity for said fiberglass filament core and a methylol derivative resin having an affinity for said staple cotton fiber sheath and for said aqueous self-crosslinking copolymer.
A woven fabric formed of interwoven warp and weft corespun yarns having a fiberglass filament core and a rayon fiber sheath and a cured, crosslinked coating on the fabric and imparting pucker and shrink resistance to the fabric, said coating comprising an aqueous self-crosslinking copolymer produced by emulsion polymerization of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the presence of a latent-crosslinking comonomer comprising an N-alkylolamide of an alpha, beta ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 10 carbon atoms having an affinity for said fiberglass filament core and a methylol derivative resin having an affinity for said rayon fiber sheath and for said aqueous self-crosslinking copolymer.
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