US20020121010A1 - Method for selective stabilization and/or alteration of elastic modulus in textile fabrics and textile fabrics produced thereby - Google Patents

Method for selective stabilization and/or alteration of elastic modulus in textile fabrics and textile fabrics produced thereby Download PDF

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US20020121010A1
US20020121010A1 US10/004,379 US437901A US2002121010A1 US 20020121010 A1 US20020121010 A1 US 20020121010A1 US 437901 A US437901 A US 437901A US 2002121010 A1 US2002121010 A1 US 2002121010A1
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06C—FINISHING, DRESSING, TENTERING OR STRETCHING TEXTILE FABRICS
    • D06C3/00—Stretching, tentering or spreading textile fabrics; Producing elasticity in textile fabrics
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06B—TREATING TEXTILE MATERIALS USING LIQUIDS, GASES OR VAPOURS
    • D06B11/00—Treatment of selected parts of textile materials, e.g. partial dyeing
    • D06B11/0056—Treatment of selected parts of textile materials, e.g. partial dyeing of fabrics

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  • the present invention relates generally to textile fabrics and, more specifically, to elastic textile fabrics.
  • Elastic textile fabrics are commonly used in the fabrication of many types of wearing apparel, such as athletic and sports apparel and especially intimate apparel, e.g., bras, panties and shapewear.
  • differing portions or areas of such garments may have differing requirements for elastic power. This requirement may be addressed by the fabrication of a garment from differing pieces of fabric cut to conform to a given section of the garment and then sewn together. In doing so, if necessary, differing fabrics and/or multiple layers of fabrics may be utilized in certain areas to selectively create differing levels of stretchability and elastic control. Alternatively, formation of sewn seams with variable stitches per inch may also be employed to selectively vary the stretchability and elastic control in a given region or area of a garment.
  • finishing compositions disclosed in certain of these patents include an elastomer composition or ingredient.
  • the present invention contemplates the selective application of an elastomeric finishing composition to selective areas of a textile fabric, including but not necessarily limited to elastic fabrics, and to be absorbed or otherwise diffused into the constituent yarns and/or structure of the fabric, so as to selectively stabilize, modify or otherwise alter the elastic power or elastic modulus of the fabric in the selected areas of application.
  • the elastomeric composition be an aqueous-based elastomer compound or composition, particularly so as to avoid any detrimental effects on the fabric or its constituent yarns.
  • a solvent-based elastomeric compound would be inappropriate to be used for this purpose with many if not most or all fabrics made of or comprising synthetic yarns.
  • elastomeric compositions may be suitable for such uses, depending upon the particular fabric and its constituent filament or yarn composition to which the elastomeric material is to be applied and depending upon the intended end use or uses for the fabric.
  • an aqueous-based liquid elastomeric latex cement such as that commercially sold under the trademark TEAR MENDER by Val-A Chicago, Inc., of Chicago, Ill., is believed to be an appropriate composition for use with many warp-knitted polyester or nylon based fabrics such as are commonly used in athletic apparel, other sportswear, and intimate apparel (bras, panties and shapewear).
  • Other elastomeric compositions may potentially be applied in a vaporous form (e.g., a liquid atomized to be airborne) or in a gaseous form.
  • the invention also contemplates a means by which the application of the elastomeric material to discrete fabric areas or regions may be controlled within acceptable tolerances.
  • a mask or stencil in the shape of the area to which the elastomeric material is to be applied may be provided and overlaid on the fabric surface during application.
  • a screen printing application process could be utilized in the same fashion.
  • the elastomeric material could be applied by a manipulable or otherwise controllable ejection nozzle operated to traverse over the region of the fabric to receive the elastomeric material.
  • other possible means and methods of application of the elastomeric material will also occur to those persons skilled in the art.

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Abstract

A textile fabric is treated subsequent to formation thereof to selectively stabilize, modify or otherwise alter the elastic power or elastic modulus of one or more discrete portions or areas of the fabric in comparison to other untreated or differently treated fabric areas or portions, by the localized application of an elastomeric material, either in liquid, vaporous or gaseous form, to be absorbed into the structure of the fabric.

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    BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention relates generally to textile fabrics and, more specifically, to elastic textile fabrics. [0001]
  • Elastic textile fabrics are commonly used in the fabrication of many types of wearing apparel, such as athletic and sports apparel and especially intimate apparel, e.g., bras, panties and shapewear. In the fabrication of such garments, it is known that differing portions or areas of such garments may have differing requirements for elastic power. This requirement may be addressed by the fabrication of a garment from differing pieces of fabric cut to conform to a given section of the garment and then sewn together. In doing so, if necessary, differing fabrics and/or multiple layers of fabrics may be utilized in certain areas to selectively create differing levels of stretchability and elastic control. Alternatively, formation of sewn seams with variable stitches per inch may also be employed to selectively vary the stretchability and elastic control in a given region or area of a garment. [0002]
  • Various methods and compositions for finishing and otherwise treating textile fabrics subsequent to fabric formation are also well known within the textile industry. Finishing and treating techniques often involve the application of a finishing composition to a fabric. Representative examples of textile finishing or treating compositions are disclosed in the following U.S. Pat. Nos. [0003]
    U.S. Pat. No. Patentee Issue Date
    3,676,206 Kazuo Nishitani et al July 11, 1972
    3,932,125 Wasley et al January 13, 1976
    4,565,715 Long January 21, 1996
    4,794,027 Hering December 27, 1988
    4,828,909 Davis et al May 9, 1989
    5,413,846 Besana May 9, 1995
    5,422,172 Wu June 6, 1995
    3,255,030 M. Storti June 7, 1966
    3,429,729 E. W. McCarthy February 25, 1969
    3,563,841 Sturkey February 16, 1971
    3,637,427 Tsuruta et al January 25, 1972
    3,639,154 Sawa et al February 1, 1972
    4,678,704 Fellows July 7, 1987
    1,823,053 Lawton September 15, 1931
    2,175,733 Schwartz et al October 10, 1939
    2,353,525 Teague July 11, 1944
    2,677,872 Teague May 11, 1954
    3,294,580 Gunter et al December 27, 1966
    3,374,289 Karl-Heinz et al March 19, 1968
    2,955,324 Morgan October 11, 1960
  • Some of the finishing compositions disclosed in certain of these patents include an elastomer composition or ingredient.[0004]
    • DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
  • It is an object of the present invention to provide a methodology for treating textile fabrics, particularly elastic fabrics, so as to selectively stabilize, modify or otherwise alter the elastic power or elastic modulus of the fabric in a selected area or areas, in comparison to other untreated or differently treated areas of the fabric. [0005]
  • Briefly summarized, the present invention contemplates the selective application of an elastomeric finishing composition to selective areas of a textile fabric, including but not necessarily limited to elastic fabrics, and to be absorbed or otherwise diffused into the constituent yarns and/or structure of the fabric, so as to selectively stabilize, modify or otherwise alter the elastic power or elastic modulus of the fabric in the selected areas of application. It is contemplated to be preferable that the elastomeric composition be an aqueous-based elastomer compound or composition, particularly so as to avoid any detrimental effects on the fabric or its constituent yarns. For example, a solvent-based elastomeric compound would be inappropriate to be used for this purpose with many if not most or all fabrics made of or comprising synthetic yarns. [0006]
  • It is contemplated that many differing elastomeric compositions may be suitable for such uses, depending upon the particular fabric and its constituent filament or yarn composition to which the elastomeric material is to be applied and depending upon the intended end use or uses for the fabric. By way of example but without limitation, an aqueous-based liquid elastomeric latex cement such as that commercially sold under the trademark TEAR MENDER by Val-A Chicago, Inc., of Chicago, Ill., is believed to be an appropriate composition for use with many warp-knitted polyester or nylon based fabrics such as are commonly used in athletic apparel, other sportswear, and intimate apparel (bras, panties and shapewear). Other elastomeric compositions may potentially be applied in a vaporous form (e.g., a liquid atomized to be airborne) or in a gaseous form. [0007]
  • The invention also contemplates a means by which the application of the elastomeric material to discrete fabric areas or regions may be controlled within acceptable tolerances. For example, a mask or stencil in the shape of the area to which the elastomeric material is to be applied may be provided and overlaid on the fabric surface during application. Similarly, a screen printing application process could be utilized in the same fashion. Alternatively, the elastomeric material could be applied by a manipulable or otherwise controllable ejection nozzle operated to traverse over the region of the fabric to receive the elastomeric material. Of course, other possible means and methods of application of the elastomeric material will also occur to those persons skilled in the art. [0008]
  • It will therefore be readily understood by those persons skilled in the art that the present invention is susceptible of broad utility and application. Many embodiments and adaptations of the present invention other than those herein described, as well as many variations, modifications and equivalent arrangements, will be apparent from or reasonably suggested by the present invention and the foregoing description thereof, without departing from the substance or scope of the present invention. Accordingly, while the present invention has been described herein in detail in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that this disclosure is only illustrative and exemplary of the present invention and is made merely for purposes of providing a full and enabling disclosure of the invention. The foregoing disclosure is not intended or to be construed to limit the present invention or otherwise to exclude any such other embodiments, adaptations, variations, modifications and equivalent arrangements, the present invention being limited only by the claims appended hereto and the equivalents thereof. [0009]

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What is claimed is:
1. A method of selectively altering the elastic properties of a textile fabric in a selected discrete area thereof by selectively applying to the discrete area of the fabric an elastomeric composition.
2.. The method of claim 1, wherein a mask, stencil or printing screen is overlaid over the area during application of the elastomeric material.
3. A method according to claim 1 wherein the elastomeric material is applied by a selectively controllable ejection nozzle.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the elastomeric composition is an aqueous-based elastomeric composition.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the elastomeric composition is vaporous or gaseous.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the elastomeric composition penetrates into the structure of the fabric.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the textile fabric is an elastic fabric.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the fabric is an apparel fabric.
9. A method of selectively altering the elastic modulus or elastic power of a textile fabric substantially as described herein.
10. A textile fabric produced according to the method of one or more of the foregoing claims.
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