Bonded woven fabric product and method for its manufacture

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EP 0 997 562 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	07.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/15

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	03.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/18

(21)	Application number: 99307017.6

(22)	Date of filing: 03.09.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: D03D 9/00, D03D 15/00, D03D 19/00, D05C 17/02

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

04.09.1998 GB 9819288

(71)	Applicant: DON & LOW LIMITED
	Forfar, Angus DD8 1FR, Scotland (GB)

(72)	Inventor:
	Hoy, Gregor Glenogilvie, Glamis DD8 1UP (GB)

(74)	Representative: Moreland, David, Dr. et al
	Cruikshank & Fairweather, 19 Royal Exchange Square Glasgow G1 3AE Glasgow G1 3AE (GB)

(54)	Bonded woven fabric product and method for its manufacture

(57) There is disclosed a bonded woven fabric product and a method for its manufacture. The product finds use as a tufting substrate for carpet manufacture. Existing problems in the field include deformation of fabric weave in fabric stretched in the fabric plane; deflection of flat rectangular polypropylene tapes giving stitch placement defects within a carpet; and reduced dimensional stability, strength and tuft lock in mechanically fibrillated tapes. The invention provides a woven product (Fid. 1, 5a) comprising a plurality of first threads (10a), and a plurality of second threads (15a), wherein contact portions (20a) provided along each first thread (10a) contact respective contact portions (25a) provided along each second thread (15a), wherein further each first thread (10a) is bonded to each second thread (15a) at the respective contact portions (20a, 25a).

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