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US 7,033,403 B2Granted
Spray dyeing of garments
AssigneeSara Lee Corporation
InventorMartin Bentham
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Abstract
A method of dyeing a fabric is provided. The method includes removing folds from the fabric, spraying a dye on a first side of the fabric, and exposing the fabric to a migration and fixation process prior to the dye drying on the first side so that the dye migrates from the first side to a second side of the fabric and reacts with and affixes to a component of the fabric.
Claims8
A method of dyeing a garment made of fabric comprising:
- disposing the garment on a carrier;
- moving a spray nozzle with respect to the garment so that a substantially even coat of a dye is applied to a first side of the garment;
- and
- steaming and heating the garment after said substantially even coat of said dye is applied to said first side but prior to said dye drying on said first side so that said dye migrates from said first side to a second side and reacts with and affixes to a component of the fabric.
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A method of dyeing a garment comprising:
- disposing the garment on a carrier;
- spraying a dye on a first side of the garment to minimize over-spray of said dye;
- and
- exposing the garment to a migration and fixation process prior to said dye drying on said first side but after spraying said dye on said first side to provide a substantially uniform distribution of said dye throughout the garment.
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A method of dyeing a garment comprising:
- disposing the garment on a carrier;
- moving a dye applicator and the garment with respect to one another so that a substantially even coat of a dye is applied to a first side of the garment;
- and
- steaming and heating the garment after applying said substantially even coat of said dye but before drying said dye so that said dye migrates from said first side to a second side and reacts with and affixes to a component of the garment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.