EP 1860214 A1 20071128 - Reversible, heat-set, elastic fibers, and method of making and articles made from same
Title (en)
Reversible, heat-set, elastic fibers, and method of making and articles made from same
Title (de)
Reversible thermofixierte elastische Fasern, Herstellungsverfahren und daraus hergestellte Artikel
Title (fr)
Fibres élastiques réversibles à stabilisation thermique et procédé de fabrication et articles fabriqués à partir de ceux-ci.
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 03711538 A 20030311
- US 36311702 P 20020311
Abstract (en)
A reversible, heat-set covered fiber is described, the covered fiber comprising: A. A core comprising an elastic fiber comprising a substantially crosslinked, temperature-stable, olefin polymer; and B. A cover comprising an inelastic fiber. The fiber is heat-set by a method comprising: (a) Stretching the covered fiber by applying a stretching force to the covered fiber (b) Heating the stretched covered fiber of (a) to a temperature in excess of the crystalline melting point of the olefin polymer for a period of time sufficient to at least partially melt the olefin polymer; (c) Cooling the stretched and heated covered fiber of (b) to a temperature below the crystalline melting point of the olefin polymer for a period of time sufficient to solidify the polymer; and (d) Removing the stretching force from the covered fiber.
IPC 8 full level
D01F 6/30 (2006.01); D01F 6/70 (2006.01); D02G 3/04 (2006.01); D02G 3/32 (2006.01); D02G 3/36 (2006.01); D02J 1/22 (2006.01); D03D 15/00 (2006.01); D03D 15/08 (2006.01); D03D 15/56 (2021.01); D04H 1/42 (2006.01); D04H 13/00 (2006.01); D06C 23/04 (2006.01); D06P 3/00 (2006.01); D06P 3/82 (2006.01); D06P 5/20 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D01F 6/30 (2013.01 - EP); D01F 6/70 (2013.01 - EP); D02G 3/32 (2013.01 - EP); D02J 1/22 (2013.01 - EP); D03D 15/283 (2021.01 - EP US); D03D 15/292 (2021.01 - EP US); D03D 15/513 (2021.01 - EP US); D03D 15/56 (2021.01 - EP); D04B 1/16 (2013.01 - EP); D10B 2201/02 (2013.01 - EP); D10B 2201/06 (2013.01 - EP); D10B 2211/02 (2013.01 - EP); D10B 2211/04 (2013.01 - EP); D10B 2331/02 (2013.01 - EP); D10B 2331/04 (2013.01 - EP); D10B 2401/041 (2013.01 - EP); D10B 2401/061 (2013.01 - EP); D10B 2401/14 (2013.01 - EP); D10B 2505/08 (2013.01 - EP); D10B 2509/00 (2013.01 - EP)
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EP 07007366 A 20030311