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US 9,234,304 B2Granted
Composite elastomeric yarns and fabric
AssigneeThe Quantum Group, Inc.
InventorJeffrey W Bruner
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Abstract
The present invention relates to composite elastomeric yarns and fabrics, to methods of making same, and to articles in which such yarns and fabrics are used. The composite yarns of the present invention comprise a elastomeric core, an elastomeric thermoplastic sheath disposed about the core and, preferably, fibers mechanically anchored in the sheath. The composite fabrics of the present invention comprise the composite yarns of the present invention and conventional fibers arranged to form a fabric.
Claims9
An arrangement of fibers and composite elastomeric yarns comprising:
- (a) fibers;
- and
- (b) composite elastomeric yarns comprising an elastomeric core component and an elastomeric thermoplastic sheath component disposed about the core component wherein a melting point temperature of the sheath component is at least about 10° C. lower than a melting point temperature of the core component,
- wherein the fibers are disposed about the sheath component of the composite elastomeric yarns by spinning or twisting and at least a portion of the fibers are anchored in at least a portion of the sheath component of the composite elastomeric yarns.
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A composite fabric comprising:
- an arrangement of fibers and composite elastomeric yarns, the arrangement comprising:
- (a) fibers;
- and
- (b) composite elastomeric yarns comprising an elastomeric core component and an elastomeric thermoplastic sheath component disposed about the core component wherein a melting point temperature of the sheath component is at least about 10° C. lower than a melting point temperature of the core component,
- wherein the fibers are disposed about the sheath component of the composite elastomeric yarns by spinning or twisting and at least a portion of the fibers are anchored in at least a portion of the sheath component of the composite elastomeric yarns,
- wherein the arrangement of composite elastomeric yarns and fibers are woven, knitted, braided or felted together to form the composite fabric.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.