Method for processing textile goods
AssigneeChallenge RMF, Inc.
InventorBruce M. Gould
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for treating garments, particularly to impart a "stone-washed" look without using pumice stones, using an elongated drum having an inclined axis and two continuous helical flights placed within the drum. Garments subjected to treatment in the drum with liquids and chemicals normally used in stone-washing operations, but without pumice stones, will have an appearance and feel like that of a normally-formed stone-washed garment. The helical flights may also have projection fins to help the abrading operation. The method is much more economical in terms of both supplies, equipment, and labor than the conventional stone-wash technique.
Claims15
A method for treating garments comprising:
- placing the garments into an elongated drum having an inclined axis;
- rotating said elongated drum at said inclined axis;
- subjecting the garments in said elongated drum to an abrading force;
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- applying said abrading force in a continuous massaging manner which produces a stone-washed appearance in the garments.
A method for imparting a stone-washed look or feel to garments without subjecting them to washing with stone, said method comprising:
- placing the garments into an elongated drum having an inclined axis,
- introducing a chemical for treating the garments to assist in producing a stone-washed look or feel to the garments;
- distributing said chemical efficiently and uniformly throughout said elongated drum;
- rotating said elongated drum at said inclined axis in one direction to convey the garments from the upper end of the elongated drum to the lower end of said elongated drum;
- subjecting the garments to an abrading force;
- applying said abrading force in a continuous massaging manner;
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- providing sufficient rotation time for the garments to contact the chemical and receive a sufficient exposure to said abrading force in a manner which produces a stone-washed appearance in the garments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.