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US 8,052,907 B2Granted
Woven articles from synthetic self twisted yarns
AssigneeSun Isle USA, LLC
InventorsLarry Schwartz, Coley Chris Mathis
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Abstract
A woven panel is formed from at least one first polymer yarn and at least one second polymer yarn wherein the second polymer yarn has a core. The core yarns provide mechanical strength for the woven material in supporting the coreless yarns when used in load bearing articles such as the seat or back portions of an article of furniture.
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A method of making a woven panel adapted for use in an article of furniture, said method comprising:
- providing a plurality of first synthetic polymer yarns having substantially elliptical cross sections,
- providing a plurality of second synthetic polymer yarns,
- self-twisting said plurality of first synthetic polymer yarns into a twisted shape,
- heating said plurality of first synthetic polymer yarns to a temperature sufficient to cause said first synthetic polymer yarns to retain their twisted shape, wherein said heating of said first synthetic polymer yarns occurs after said self-twisting of said first synthetic polymer yarns, and
- weaving said first and second synthetic polymer yarns together to form a woven panel of adjacent yarns therefrom while said first synthetic yarns have a self-twisted shape, wherein said heating is insufficient to cause adjacent yarns to adhere to each other.
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A method of making an article of furniture having a woven panel, said method comprising:
- providing a frame in the shape of an article of furniture,
- providing a plurality of first synthetic polymer yarns having substantially elliptical cross sections,
- providing a plurality of second synthetic polymer yarns,
- self-twisting said plurality of first synthetic polymer yarns into a twisted shape,
- heating said plurality of first synthetic polymer yarns to a temperature sufficient to cause said first synthetic polymer yarns to retain their twisted shape, wherein said heating of said first synthetic polymer yarns occurs after said self-twisting of said first synthetic polymer yarns,
- weaving said first and second synthetic polymer yarns together to form a woven panel of adjacent yarns therefrom while said first synthetic polymer yarns have a self-twisted shape, wherein said heating is insufficient to cause adjacent yarns to adhere to each other, and
- attaching said first and second synthetic polymer yarns to said frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.