Flocked yarn
AssigneeUniroyal Englebert Textilcord S.A.
InventorRobert L. Goerens
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Abstract
A flocked yarn that is formed from a carrier thread with an adhesive coating, and flock that is disposed therearound. The flock is in the form of a flock mixture that includes at least polyamide and polyester flock. The polyester flock assures a high fastness of light for the flocked yarn. To improve the properties of use, the flocked yarn can also be provided with a certain amount of aramid flock.
Claims12
In a flocked yarn that comprises a finished carrier thread with an adhesive coating applied on the surface of the thread and treated flock that is electrostatically introduced into said adhesive coating, with said flock being of specific yet selectable denier, length, and density, and being disposed essentially radially all around on said carrier thread/coating, the improvement wherein:
- said flock is a flock mixture that comprises different materials, including polyester flock and polyamide flock, with said flock mixture being distributed uniformly on said carrier thread/coating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.