Foam coated protective apparel fabric
AssigneePrecision Fabrics Group, Inc.
InventorsAlfred F. Baldwin, Ladson L. Fraser, Charles G. Barnes
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Abstract
Foam-coated spunbonded or spunbonded/pointbonded nonwovens provide effective filtration of dirt and dust particles yet are comfortable and breathable with water resistance properties. Protective clothing constructed of this fabric for workers exposed to dust, dirt and other particulate matter.
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An air permeable, foam coated barrier fabric suitable for use as a barrier fabric for protective clothing, the fabric being composed of a nonwoven textile substrate having a continuous network of an open-celled microporous, hydrophobic, polymeric foam distributed among the fibers of said fabric and covering substantially the entire top surface of the textile substrate and extending into at least the top 60% of the textile fabric, said foam defining a barrier to dust and particulates yet allowing air and water vapor to pass into and out of the fabric, the fabric having a spray rating according to AATCC 22 of at least 50, a talc filtration efficiency IBR TM E-308 in accordance with Table 3, and a static decay NFPA-99 of 0.5 second average maximum.
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