GB2211730A - Curtain linings - Google Patents

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GB2211730A
GB2211730A GB8725541A GB8725541A GB2211730A GB 2211730 A GB2211730 A GB 2211730A GB 8725541 A GB8725541 A GB 8725541A GB 8725541 A GB8725541 A GB 8725541A GB 2211730 A GB2211730 A GB 2211730A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B5/00—Layered products characterised by the non- homogeneity or physical structure, i.e. comprising a fibrous, filamentary, particulate or foam layer; Layered products characterised by having a layer differing constitutionally or physically in different parts
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    • B32B5/26—Layered products characterised by the non- homogeneity or physical structure, i.e. comprising a fibrous, filamentary, particulate or foam layer; Layered products characterised by having a layer differing constitutionally or physically in different parts characterised by the presence of two or more layers which are next to each other and are fibrous, filamentary, formed of particles or foamed one layer being a fibrous or filamentary layer another layer next to it also being fibrous or filamentary
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47H—FURNISHINGS FOR WINDOWS OR DOORS
    • A47H23/00—Curtains; Draperies
    • A47H23/02—Shapes of curtains; Selection of particular materials for curtains
    • A47H23/08—Selection of particular materials
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B27/00—Layered products comprising a layer of synthetic resin
    • B32B27/12—Layered products comprising a layer of synthetic resin next to a fibrous or filamentary layer
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B27/00—Layered products comprising a layer of synthetic resin
    • B32B27/32—Layered products comprising a layer of synthetic resin comprising polyolefins
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B37/00—Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding
    • B32B37/10—Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the pressing technique, e.g. using action of vacuum or fluid pressure
    • B32B37/1027—Pressing using at least one press band
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    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B37/00—Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding
    • B32B37/12—Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by using adhesives
    • B32B37/1284—Application of adhesive
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B5/00—Layered products characterised by the non- homogeneity or physical structure, i.e. comprising a fibrous, filamentary, particulate or foam layer; Layered products characterised by having a layer differing constitutionally or physically in different parts
    • B32B5/02—Layered products characterised by the non- homogeneity or physical structure, i.e. comprising a fibrous, filamentary, particulate or foam layer; Layered products characterised by having a layer differing constitutionally or physically in different parts characterised by structural features of a fibrous or filamentary layer
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B5/00—Layered products characterised by the non- homogeneity or physical structure, i.e. comprising a fibrous, filamentary, particulate or foam layer; Layered products characterised by having a layer differing constitutionally or physically in different parts
    • B32B5/02—Layered products characterised by the non- homogeneity or physical structure, i.e. comprising a fibrous, filamentary, particulate or foam layer; Layered products characterised by having a layer differing constitutionally or physically in different parts characterised by structural features of a fibrous or filamentary layer
    • B32B5/024—Woven fabric
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B2262/00—Composition or structural features of fibres which form a fibrous or filamentary layer or are present as additives
    • B32B2262/02—Synthetic macromolecular fibres
    • B32B2262/0276—Polyester fibres
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
    • B32B2305/00—Condition, form or state of the layers or laminate
    • B32B2305/38—Meshes, lattices or nets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
    • B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
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Abstract

An insulated lining for a curtain consists of a woven textile such as cotton fabric 6 adhered to a non-woven fibre wadding, eg. polyester wadding 4, e.g. by means of a low melting point plastics netting 5. The three layers converge over roller 8, are straightened, and then pass around a heated roller 12 whilst being pressed thereagainst by a tension belt 13. The netting melts and merges into both fabrics adhering them together. <IMAGE>

Description

IMPROVEMENTS IN CURTAINS This invention concerns improvements in the industrial and domestic manufacture of curtains, and relates specifically to an improvement whereby insulated and lined curtains become easier and less expensive to make both in the home and the factory.
Curtain making has been a domestic craft and an industrial art for many years, and the principles of cutting the cloth, providing a heading and a lining, and finishing have remained largely unchanged for a long time. Lining is necessary for additional light reduction over and above that of the main fabric, to improve the hang of the curtain and to provide additional insulation.
Where even more insulation is required, it has been known to provide an extra layer of insulating material between the lining and the main fabric. This however has in the past increased the difficulty of making the curtain quite considerably, and in manufacture has led to an increase in cost. The reason for this is that the insulating layer must be cut to substantially the same accuracy as the main fabric and the lining, and additional sewing steps are necessary, particularly in the header region.
It is an object of this invention to provide a means of reducing the number of steps required to manufacture or make an insulated curtain and to considerably simplify the process so that effectively the process is little more involved than making a non-insulated lined curtain.
According to the invention there is provided for use as an insulated curtain lining a combination fabric comprising a woven textile liner material thermally or adhesively bonded to one or more layers of non-woven insulating fibre wadding.
Viewed from another aspect, the invention provides a method of making a curtain including the steps of thermally or adhesively bonding one or more layers of non-woven insulating fibre wadding to a woven textile liner material, cutting the so-formed combination fabric to form a piece of the desired shape and size, and attaching the said piece as a combined insulated lining to a piece of decorative facing material.
Viewed from a further aspect, the invention provides a curtain comprising a piece of decorative facing material headed to receive attachment and suspension means and having attached thereto a piece of insulating and lining combination fabric consisting of a layer of woven textile material adhesively or thermally bonded to a layer of non-woven insulating fibre wadding.
By this means, the previously separate layers of insulating material and lining are effectively combined into one piece whereby only a single cutting application is required. Furthermore, the adhesive layer cannot move laterally with respect to the lining material so that positioning of the layers with respect to the main facing material becomes much easier. This makes the operation considerably easier for the home curtain maker, and leads to a substantial increase in efficiency of the industrial manufacturing process.
If the bonding of the insulating layer to the textile layer is thermal, it is effectively a continuous weld whereby the non-woven fibres next to the textile layer melt and merge with the woven fibres. Alternatively, a layer of adhesive may be provided between the two fabrics, and in a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention the adhesive consists of a layer of netting made of a low melting point plastic material such as polyethylene. By the application of heat while the two fabric layers are pressed together the netting will melt and merge with both fabrics providing upon cooling a bond between them.
The textile lining is preferably made of woven cotton, 130 grams per square metre being a typical density. The insulating layer is preferably made of polyester fibre wadding, which may be needle punched to give a density of between 40 and 45 kilograms per cubic metre. A preferred material for the netting layer is 96% polyethylene and 4% polystyrene, the preferred density being approximately 9 grams per square metre. The netting layer must be selected to be sufficiently substantial to achieve a bond between the fabrics, but not sufficiently stiff to impart substantial stiffness to the final product.
In order that the invention may be readily understood, an embodiment thereof will now be described by way of the accompanying drawing which shows a machine set up to manufacture a combination fabric according to the invention.
The machine consists of three supply rollers, 1, 2 and 3 having respectively wound therearound stocks of insulating wadding 4, low melting point plastic netting 5 and woven cotton lining material 6.
A spiked endless conveyor 7 draws off the wadding 4 from roller 1 and conveys it up towards first processing roller 8 where it merges with the layer of netting 5 and cotton fabric 6 after they have passed around direction change rollers 9 and 10. All three fabrics then pass around the first rotating roller 8 which serves to straighten out any creases in the individual layers. The cotton layer 6 is then lifted from the other two layers by a roller 11 returning to the other layers to pass around roller 12 which is heated to a temperature of some 2000C and causes the netting layer to melt and merge with the two fabric layers under pressure applied by a tensioning endless belt 13 whose tension is adjustable by a screw fitting 14.
The combination fabric exits from the machine in the direction of arrow 15 whereupon it cools causing the adhesive layer to solidify, bonding the two fabrics together. The fabric is then rolled up for final use.
The advantages of the combination fabric according to the invention become manifest in the curtain-making process. No longer is it necessary to cut two pieces of fabric to form a liner and an insulating layer for a curtain. On the contrary, only one cutting is required, and the two layers, of cotton and of insulating material, are cohesively connected with the result that they cannot move out of the alignment which would otherwise be necessary. The invention therefore makes a substantial contribution to the art by simplifying the making up of curtains domestically, and increasing the efficiency of commercial manufacture.

Claims (10)

1. For use as an insulated curtain lining a combination fabric comprising a woven textile liner material thermally or adhesively bonded to one or more layers of non-woven insulating fibre wadding.
2. A method of making a curtain including the steps of thermally or adhesively bonding one or more layers of non-woven insulating fibre wadding to a woven textile liner material, cutting the so-formed combination fabric to form a piece of the desired shape and size, and attaching the said piece as a combined insulated lining to a piece of decorative facing material.
3. A curtain comprising a piece of decorative facing material headed to receive attachment and suspension means and having attached thereto a piece of insulating and lining combination fabric consisting of a layer of woven textile material adhesively or thermally bonded to a layer of non-woven insulating fibre wadding.
4. A fabric, method or curtain according to any of the preceding claims in which the bonding of the insulating layer to the textile layer is formed by a continuous weld.
5. A fabric, method or curtain according to any of Claims 1, 2 or 3 in which a layer of adhesive is provided between the two component fabrics.
6. A fabric, method or curtain according to Claim 5 in which the adhesive layer comprises a netting made of low melting point plastics.
7. A fabric, method or curtain according to Claim 6 in which the netting is made principally of polyethylene.
8. A fabric, method or curtain according to Claim 7 in which the netting is substantially 96% polyethylene and 4% polystyrene.
9. A fabric, method or curtain according to any of the preceding claims on which the textile lining is woven cotton.
10. A method of making a curtain, or a curtain substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
10. A fabric, method or curtain according to any of the preceding claims in which the insulating layer is polyester fibre wadding.
11. A fabric, method of making a curtain, or a curtain substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Amendments to the claims have been filed as follows 1. A method of making a curtain including the steps of thermally or adhesively bonding one or more layers of non-woven insulating fibre wadding to a woven textile liner material, cutting the so-formed combination fabric to form a piece of the desired shape and size, and attaching the said piece as a combined insulated lining to a piece of decorative facing material.
2. A curtain comprising a piece of decorative facing material headed to receive attachment and suspension means and having attached thereto a piece of insulating and lining combination fabric consisting of a layer of woven textile material adhesively or thermally bonded to a layer of non-woven insulating fibre wadding.
3. A method or curtain according to claim 1 or 2 in which the bonding of the insulating layer to the textile layer is formed by a continuous weld.
4. A method or curtain according to Claim 1, 2 or 3 in which a layer of adhesive is provided between the two component fabrics.
5. A method or curtain according to Claim 4 in which the adhesive layer comprises a netting made of low melting point plastics.
6. A method or curtain according to Claim 5 in which the netting is made principally of polyethylene.
7. A method or curtain according to Claim 6 in which the netting is substantally 96% polyethylene and ha polystyrene.
8. A method or curtain according to any of the preceding claims on which the textile lining is woven cotton.
9. A method or curtain according to any of the preceding claims in which the insulating layer is polyester fibre wadding.
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GB1421072A (en) * 1972-02-25 1976-01-14 Freudenberg Carl Iron-on interlinings
GB1423213A (en) * 1972-05-02 1976-02-04 Unitika Ltd Stretchable non-woven polyamide sheet
GB1453701A (en) * 1972-12-08 1976-10-27 Ici Ltd Non-woven fabrics
GB1481706A (en) * 1971-07-13 1977-08-03 Huyck Corp Papermakers felts
GB2024099A (en) * 1978-06-21 1980-01-09 Fybagrate Products Ltd Manufacture of laminated fabrics
GB2028229A (en) * 1978-08-18 1980-03-05 Nippon Kokan Kk Filter cloth made of needle felt for bag filter type dust collector
GB1571041A (en) * 1976-02-23 1980-07-09 Cincinnati Milacron Inc Index mechanism
GB2052380A (en) * 1979-06-29 1981-01-28 Chromatex Inc Laminated polypropylene fabric
EP0062259A1 (en) * 1981-04-03 1982-10-13 Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Multilayer composite sheet useful as a substrate for artificial leather
GB2128547A (en) * 1982-10-12 1984-05-02 Perry Blouse Manufacturing Co Laminate component part for a garment
WO1984002144A1 (en) * 1982-12-01 1984-06-07 Eastman Kodak Co Copolyester adhesive blend
EP0122024A2 (en) * 1983-03-10 1984-10-17 The Secretary of State for Defence in Her Britannic Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Fibre reinforced composites
GB2154179A (en) * 1984-02-15 1985-09-04 Albany Int Corp Penetration-resistant textile sheet
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GB1481706A (en) * 1971-07-13 1977-08-03 Huyck Corp Papermakers felts
GB1421072A (en) * 1972-02-25 1976-01-14 Freudenberg Carl Iron-on interlinings
GB1423213A (en) * 1972-05-02 1976-02-04 Unitika Ltd Stretchable non-woven polyamide sheet
GB1453701A (en) * 1972-12-08 1976-10-27 Ici Ltd Non-woven fabrics
GB1571041A (en) * 1976-02-23 1980-07-09 Cincinnati Milacron Inc Index mechanism
GB2024099A (en) * 1978-06-21 1980-01-09 Fybagrate Products Ltd Manufacture of laminated fabrics
GB2028229A (en) * 1978-08-18 1980-03-05 Nippon Kokan Kk Filter cloth made of needle felt for bag filter type dust collector
GB2052380A (en) * 1979-06-29 1981-01-28 Chromatex Inc Laminated polypropylene fabric
EP0062259A1 (en) * 1981-04-03 1982-10-13 Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Multilayer composite sheet useful as a substrate for artificial leather
GB2128547A (en) * 1982-10-12 1984-05-02 Perry Blouse Manufacturing Co Laminate component part for a garment
WO1984002144A1 (en) * 1982-12-01 1984-06-07 Eastman Kodak Co Copolyester adhesive blend
EP0122024A2 (en) * 1983-03-10 1984-10-17 The Secretary of State for Defence in Her Britannic Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Fibre reinforced composites
GB2154179A (en) * 1984-02-15 1985-09-04 Albany Int Corp Penetration-resistant textile sheet
US4576997A (en) * 1984-09-14 1986-03-18 Eastman Kodak Company Adhesive blends

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