(19)
(11) EP 0 249 074 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
20.04.1988 Bulletin 1988/16

(43) Date of publication A2:
16.12.1987 Bulletin 1987/51

(21) Application number: 87107442

(22) Date of filing: 22.05.1987
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE ES FR GB GR IT LU NL

(30) Priority: 11.06.1986 US 872853
22.09.1986 US 913120
02.03.1987 US 20895

(71) Applicant: Burlington Industries, Inc.
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(72) Inventors:
  • Weingarten, Jon
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  • Altman, Richard M.
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  • Buckley, Maura T.
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  • Leipham, Kim L.
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(54) Knitted sheeting products having sheath/core yarn construction


(57) Method of forming top bedsheets (4), bottom bedsheets (7) or pillowcases (1) and the products produced by the method. The method includes making a sheath/core yarn having a sheath of primarily cotton fibers or cellulosic fibers having smoothness of hand properties comparable to cotton, and a core of primarily synthetic material having strength properties greater than the sheath fibers; circular knitting the sheath/core yarn into a knit fabric; and cutting and sewing the fabric to form top bedsheets, bottom bedsheets or pillow cases. An antimicrobial agent may be applied either before or after the products are formed.







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