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EP 0160608 B1 19880330 - METHOD FOR EMBOSSING A TEXTILE MATERIAL

Title (en)

METHOD FOR EMBOSSING A TEXTILE MATERIAL

Publication

EP 0160608 B1 19880330 (FR)

Application

EP 85420030 A 19850221

Priority

FR 8404234 A 19840315

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4660261A] The invention relates to a process for giving relief in several directions to a textile cloth, characterized in that it consists: in known manner, in winding this cloth on a support tube, then in withdrawing said tube, thereafter in compressing the roll longitudinally along the axis of said support, finally, in fixing the roll thus compressed. The invention is more particularly applicable to fabric for home furnishings or clothes.

IPC 1-7

D06C 23/04

IPC 8 full level

D06C 23/04 (2006.01); D06J 1/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06C 23/04 (2013.01 - EP US); D06J 1/12 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 2561270 A1 19850920; FR 2561270 B1 19860814; DE 3562027 D1 19880505; EP 0160608 A1 19851106; EP 0160608 B1 19880330; US 4660261 A 19870428

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 8404234 A 19840315; DE 3562027 T 19850221; EP 85420030 A 19850221; US 70932985 A 19850307