Title:
STIFF FABRIC COMPOSITE AND METHOD OF MAKING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1992/021806
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A woven or non-woven fibrous material (18) has a substrate (22) formed of first (30) and second (32) thermoplastic fibers. The fabric (18) is passed through an oven (50) at a temperature sufficient to melt the first fibers (30) thereby fusing at least some of the first fibers (30) and second fibers (32) one to the other. The second fibers (32) retain their discrete definition within the composite whereby the composite is provided such that, when cut for use, for example, to form a slat (16) of vertical blind (10) or a wall panel (fig. 2A), the composite (18) retains its shape.
Inventors:
SCHNEGG JULIUS R (US)
RINDERMAN JOHN (US)
MCCONNELL BOBBY L (US)
HUENEKE MANFRED H K (US)
RINDERMAN JOHN (US)
MCCONNELL BOBBY L (US)
HUENEKE MANFRED H K (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US1992/004800
Publication Date:
December 10, 1992
Filing Date:
June 08, 1992
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES INC (US)
International Classes:
A47H23/08; D04B21/00; D04H13/00; E06B9/08; E06B9/266; E06B9/386; (IPC1-7): A47H5/00; B32B5/06; D04H1/46; E06B3/24
Foreign References:
| US2528129A | 1950-10-31 | |||
| US3090099A | 1963-05-21 | |||
| US4682480A | 1987-07-28 | |||
| US4841749A | 1989-06-27 | |||
| US4863777A | 1989-09-05 |
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