WO2000079038A1 - Dyed fabric material, method of producing the same and use of the fabric material in the manufacture of sports balls - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to fabric material particularly suitable for the manufacture of sports balls and to a method of obtaining the same. More particularly it relates to a new method of dyeing woven or not woven material which provides the material with high visibility characteristics. The invention also relates to the dyed material thus obtained and to the use of such material for the manufacture of sports products and particularly for the covering of tennis balls.
- the felt used on tennis balls was previously made from wool. Increased wear properties are obtained by including a proportion of synthetic fibres in the felt, and nowadays such felt is usually made of a mixture of wool and nylon fibres.
- the proportions of wool and synthetic fibres used to produce the felt can vary, but typically a ratio of 40:60 to 60:40 can be used (by weight of weft yarn) .
- the side of the felt termed the "back" is made of a material which provides good adhesion when it is glued on the internal rubber sphere of the ball .
- the backing is formed by using 100% cotton warp yarns, but alternatives such as polyester and nylon could be used.
- the tennis ball felt is then preferably dyed with a fluorescent dyestuff. That is, the coloured felt will absorb ultra-violet light and re-emit the absorbed energy in the visible area of the spectrum.
- Most tennis balls are now covered with felt that is dyed fluorescent yellow and which produces peak reflectance values of over 100% in the yellow area of the spectrum.
- Few manufacturers produce fluorescent dyestuffs suitable for both wool and polyamide fibres . To the best of the Applicant's knowledge all the major tennis ball felt manufacturers use the same class of dyestuff albeit from different dyestuff suppliers. This class of dyestuff gives a hue (colour) slightly to the green side of yellow.
- the cones in the human eye are mainly responsible for daylight colour vision and these give the eye the highest visual efficiency in the yellow wavelengths.
- percentage reflectance three other values can be plotted to identify a colour:
- Hue which can be shown as a circle with red at 0 degrees and yellow, green and blue at 90 degree intervals from this, the exact angle therefore indicating the hue. If the lightness is visualised as a vertical axis passing through the centre of the hue circle, then a colour can be plotted in three dimensional space; and
- Chroma or colour saturation which can be shown as the distance along a given radius from the centre of the hue circle.
- Hi.Viz. F/Y a high visibility yellow felt (or Hi.Viz. F/Y) was produced using an increased percentage of dyestuff.
- This felt or Hi. Viz. F/Y has a higher level of saturation (chroma) but actually has a slight reduction in peak reflectance and in lightness when compared to some standard coloured felt .
- the invention also provides a method of dyeing material which produces an Ultra High Visibility (UHV) felt which mitigates shortfalls of previously available dyed felts.
- UHV Ultra High Visibility
- the invention provides a method of dyeing fabric material (particularly fabric material which is suitable for use in sports ball manufacture) which method comprises contacting said fabric material with a bleaching agent prior to or simultaneously with contacting said fabric material with a dyestuff providing said colour.
- fabric material includes both piece goods, yarns and also fibres in loose form.
- the present invention is based on the fact that the felt used to produce tennis balls typically has a significant wool content (usually 40% or higher) .
- the peak reflectance of natural wool fibre in the yellow area of the spectrum is typically around 75% due to the natural yellowish-tinge in even the whitest wool.
- titanium dioxide treated nylon would typically have a 90% reflectance.
- the material to be dyed is a felt and especially a woven felt.
- the material to be dyed comprises a mixture of fibres of different types, for example, a mixture of wool and synthetic (e.g. polyamide or polyester) fibres.
- Preferred synthetic fibres are polyamide fibres, for example Nylon 6,6 or Nylon 6. We have found Nylon 6,6 to be most suitable.
- One or more different synthetic fibres may be present in the fabrics material.
- the proportions of wool and synthetic fibres may vary according to the consumer's requirements on cost and performance of the fabric material.
- a wool content of at least 20% (usually 25%) by weight of weft yarn is required.
- a wool content of 40% or above, for example 50% or 60%, by weight of weft yarn achieves good results.
- the warp yarn will typically be a cotton yarn, but polyester or polyamide (e.g. nylon) could alternatively be used.
- polyester or polyamide e.g. nylon
- a lower wool content for example in the range of 20- 40% by weight, preferably at least 25%
- wool we include wool-like fibres (e.g. angora, cashmere and mohair) as well as the more typical sheep's wool.
- Nylon fibres having a circular cross-section have been successfully used, but synthetic fibres having other cross-sections (e.g. triangular or flattened) are commercially available and may further increase the reflectance achievable.
- the material is processed as described in piece form.
- the fabric is a felt and more particularly a felt suitable for the covering of tennis balls. Since a mixture of fibre types (wool and synthetic) are present in the fabric material, it is recommended to contact the fabric material also with a partitioning agent in order to eliminate or reduce the difference in uptake of the dyestuff between the different types of fibres.
- the bleaching agent which is preferably a reduction bleaching agent, whitens the initial colour of at least the wool.
- the fabric material is treated using a jet-dyeing apparatus and a liquor ratio of 6:1 to 8:1 is used to run the machine.
- the pH is adjusted preferably between 4.2 and 4.5 by using, for example, formic acid.
- the temperature is then raised to a suitable temperature, for example about 45°C, and held for a period of, typically, 3 minutes to be able to check and if necessary adjust the pH.
- BASOPAL NA is an alkylarylsulphonate in water and comprises 50-60% by weight of the salt of dodecylbenzenesulphonic and triethanolamine .
- concentration of BASOPAL NA recommended is about 0.5 grams per litre of liquor.
- Alternative partitioning agents include THIOTAN RMFN LIQUID (an anionic sulphated fatty acid, pH 7 to 8 at 10% dilution) to be used at a concentration of 3.0 to 0.1% (o.w.f.); and ERIONAL RF of Ciba Speciality Chemicals Inc, Basel, Switzerland (an anionic condensation product of aromatic sulphonic acids and formaldehyde, pH 3.5 at 5% solution) to be used at a concentration of 0.5 to 6% gram per litre liquor.
- THIOTAN RMFN LIQUID an anionic sulphated fatty acid, pH 7 to 8 at 10% dilution
- ERIONAL RF of Ciba Speciality Chemicals Inc, Basel, Switzerland (an anionic condensation product of aromatic sulphonic acids and formaldehyde, pH 3.5 at 5% solution) to be used at a concentration of 0.5 to 6% gram per litre liquor.
- the bleaching agent and, if appropriate, the partitioning agent be in contact with the material for a reasonable length of time (typically from 1 to 30 mins) prior to the dyeing step being executed.
- the bleaching agent be added simultaneously or quasi-simultaneously with the partitioning agent.
- the bleaching agent preferably used is the one sold under the Trade Name LUFIBROL FW by BASF pic of Cheshire, SK8 6QG, United Kingdom.
- LUFIBROL FW is an inorganic reducing agent with chelating agents and comprises 30-40% by weight tetrasodium ethylene- diaminetetraacetate and 30-40% by weight disodium disulphite.
- the amount of LUBRIFOL FW used is advantageously about 2% of the weight of fibre.
- Alternative bleaching agents include LANALBIN BE powder (a non-ionic hydroxylamine derivative, pH 5.6- 5.7 at 1 g/litre) to be used at a concentration of 1.0 to 4.0% (o.w.f .
- ERIOCLARITE B of Ciba Speciality Chemicals Inc of Basle, Switzerland an anionic mixture of sodium metabisulphite with the sodium salt of ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, pH 6 at 5% solution to be used at a concentration of 0.5 to 1 g/litre.
- the preferred yellow dye which can be used according to the invention is a dye having a colour index number acid yellow 250, for example the one sold under the Trade Name NYLOMINE FLAVINE C-7G dyestuff by BASF pic, of Cheshire, SK8 6QG, United Kingdom.
- the dyeing step can be performed according to the recommended practice. A typical method is to add the dyestuff to the material and the liquor according to a recommended concentration and the temperature is then raised to the recommended level and held for some time at this temperature before rinsing.
- the method of the invention also provides a white fabric material having enhanced visibility properties.
- the method is similar to that described above except that the "dyestuff" referred to is an optical brightening agent.
- Optical brightening agents are commonly used in the dyeing industry.
- the brightening agent sold under the trade name UVITEX NFB by Ciba Speciality Chemicals Inc of Basle, Switzerland can advantageously be used.
- the invention also relates to the dyed material, preferably a felt, and more preferably a woven felt, obtained according to the method of the invention which is coloured, preferably in yellow, and displays enhanced visibility properties.
- the invention further relates to the use of coloured fabric material dyed according to the method of the invention in the manufacture of articles such as sporting articles and more particularly tennis balls.
- the invention further relates to sporting articles comprising the dyed fabric material, and more particularly to sports balls (in particular tennis balls) covered with such material.
- the present invention provides a fabric material suitable for use in sports ball manufacture, wherein said material includes wool fibres and exhibits the following characteristics:
- a white fabric material for a white fabric material: i) a chroma value of 14 or less; ii) a lightness value of 85 or more; and iii) a reflectance value of 100 or more.
- the dyed material is a woven fabric having warp and weft yarns
- a wool content of at least 20% (usually 25%) by weight of weft yarn is required.
- the wool content includes at least 30% or more, preferably 40% or more, by weight of weft yarn. It may be desirable to use fabric having a wool content of over 45% by weight of weft yarn and in certain high quality fabric materials, like those used for high quality tennis balls, over 50% (usually around 60%) is used. In some cases the wool content may be even higher (e.g. 65% or 70% by weight of weft yarn) and be 80% or over.
- the minimum amount of wool required is about 20% by weight.
- the wool content includes at least 30% or more, preferably 40% or more, by weight. It may be desirable to use over 45% by weight of wool and in certain high quality fabric materials 50% by weight of wool, or even 60% by weight of wool (e.g. 65% by weight of wool or even up to 70% by weight of wool) may be employed.
- the chroma value may be higher than 100 (for example 102 or more, preferably 105 or more) and, generally, a high chroma value is desirable provided that the minimum lightness and reflectance values given above for a coloured (non-white) fabric material are maintained.
- a chroma value of over 110 specifically a value of 113.4.
- a lightness value of greater than 95 is desirable (for example of 96 or more, or even 97 or more) provided that the minimum chroma and reflectance values given above for a coloured (non-white) fabric material are also maintained.
- a reflectance value of over 120 (for example 125 or more, preferably 128 or more) is desirable provided that the minimum lightness and chroma values given above for a coloured (non-white) fabric material are also maintained.
- a reflectance value of over 129 specifically a value of 129.9.
- the coloured (non-white) fabric material according to the present invention exhibits the following characteristics: i) a chroma value of 105 or more (preferably 110 or more) ; ii) a lightness value of 96 or more (preferably 97 or more) ; and iii) a reflectance value of 125 or more (preferably 128 or more) .
- the coloured (non-white) fabric material is a yellow material.
- the chroma value is desirably lower than 10 (for example is 8 or less, preferably is 5 or less) and, generally, a low chroma value (indicating absence of colour) is desirable provided that the minimum lightness and reflectance values given above for a white fabric material are maintained.
- a lightness value of greater than 85 is desirable (for example of 88 or more, 89 or more, or 90 or more) provided that the maximum chroma value and minimum reflectance value given above for a white fabric material are maintained.
- a reflectance value of over 100 is desirable provided that the maximum chroma value and minimum reflectance value given above for a white fabric material are maintained.
- the white fabric material according to the present invention exhibits the following characteristics:
- a chroma value of 8 or less preferably 5 or less
- a lightness value of 92 or more preferably 93 or more
- a reflectance value of 85 or more preferably 90 or more
- the present invention further provides a sports ball having a fabric material surface (for example a tennis ball) wherein said sports ball is manufactured using a fabric material as defined above.
- the present invention provides a sports ball having a fabric material outer surface (for example a tennis ball) wherein said fabric material forming said outer surface includes wool fibres and exhibits the chroma, lightness and reflectance value described above.
- the present invention provides a sports ball having a white fabric material outer surface (for example a tennis ball) wherein said fabric material forming said outer surface includes wool fibres and exhibits the following characteristics :
- a chroma value of 10 or less ii) a lightness value of 90 or more; and iii) a reflectance value of 80 or more.
- the dyed material is a woven fabric having warp and weft yarns
- a wool content of at least 20% (usually 25%) by weight of weft yarn is required.
- the wool content is at least 30% or more, preferably 40% or more, by weight of weft yarn.
- the wool content may be even higher (e.g. over 65% or 70% by weight of weft yarn) and be 80% or over.
- the minimum amount of wool required is about 20% by weight.
- the wool content includes at least 30% or more, preferably 40% or more, by weight. It may be desirable to use over 45% by weight of wool and in certain high quality fabric materials 50% by weight of wool, or even 60% by weight of wool (e.g. 65% by weight of wool or even up to 70% by weight of wool) may be employed.
- the chroma value is desirably lower than 10 (for example is 8 or less, preferably is 5 or less) and, generally, a low chroma value (indicating absence of colour) is desirable provided that the minimum lightness and reflectance values given above for a white fabric material are maintained.
- a white fabric material a lightness value of greater than 90 is desirable (for example of 92 or more, 93 or more, or 94 or more) provided that the maximum chroma value and minimum reflectance value given above for a white fabric material are maintained.
- a reflectance value of over 80 for example 85 or more, 90 or more or 95 or more is desirable provided that the maximum chroma value and minimum reflectance value given above for a white fabric material are maintained.
- the white fabric material according to the present invention exhibits the following characteristics:
- a chroma value of 8 or less preferably 5 or less
- a lightness value of 92 or more preferably 93 or more
- a reflectance value of 85 or more preferably 90 or more
- the invention as described above with reference to coloured (non-white) fabric material preferably refers to a yellow fabric material.
- References to "yellow” refer to any non-white fabric material which is acceptable to the International Tennis Federation (I.T.F.) (since yellow is an accepted coloration of tennis ball according to the I.T.F.) .
- I.T.F. International Tennis Federation
- this is not exclusive, and other coloured fabric materials (for example pink, green, blue, etc) are also encompassed.
- Figure 1 shows the reflectance curves of two prior art felts in ball form (Nos 2 & 3) compared with the Ultra High Visibility yellow felt (UHV F/Y) in fabric form (No 1) of the invention.
- Figure 2 shows the reflectance curves of two other felts (Nos 4 & 5) produced by the Applicant and compared with the UHV F/Y felt (No 1) of the invention, all in fabric form.
- Figure 3 shows the same data as Figure 2 but the data used to produce the curves are generated by the International Tennis Federation on their spectrophotometer .
- Figure 4 shows the saturation (chroma) of the UHV F/Y felt (No 1) of the invention compared with the four prior art felts (Nos 2 to 5) used in Figures 1 to 3.
- Figure 5 shows the lightness of the same five felts used in Figure 4.
- Figure 6 is an attempt to illustrate the position on the colour circle by both chroma and hue of the five samples used in the comparative data shown in Figures 1 to 5.
- Example 1 Production of an ultra high visibility yellow felt according to the method of the invention
- the felt used in this example is a fabric material having an back surface made mainly in cotton and a face side made of a wool and polyamide fibre felt (the face side of the fabric forms the external face of the ball) . Only the face surface made of wool and polyamide felt needs to be coloured. Wool and polyamide are present in the weft in a ratio of about 60:40 with respect to the weight of wool and polyamide fibres. The amount of cotton fibres in the material represents about 15 % of the total weight of the fabric material .
- the felt is dyed using acid dyes in piece form using a Softflow jet dyeing machine which is run at a liquor ratio of between 6:1 and 8:1.
- the liquor is the liquid in which the material is wetted before the addition of the dyestuff. In most cases and in particular in this example the liquor is water.
- the dyeing method used in this example is as follows :- - The felt is entered into the machine cold and the liquor ratio as indicated above; - The pH is adjusted between 4.2 and 4.5 with formic acid; - The temperature is raised to 45°C and held for 3 minutes whilst checking pH; - 0.5 grams per litre of BASOPAL NA (BASF) and 2% by weight of fibre of Lufibrol FW (BASF) are added through the dosing system; and - the machine is run for 5 minutes at 45°C.
- the following dyeing method is then applied: - 1.6% by weight of fibres of NYLOMINE FLAVINE C-7G dyestuff is added through the dosing system during a period of 2 minutes; - the temperature is raised at a rate of 1.8°C per minute to 95°C and the machine is run for 30 minutes at this temperature; - the temperature is decreased to 40°C at a rate of 2.5°C per minute; and - the felt is rinsed twice with fresh water and unloaded from the machine.
- Figure 1 shows reflectance curves of an UHV yellow felt (UHV F/Y) made according the method described in Example 1 and of two competing felts in the form of tennis balls produced respectively for the companies Tretorn Sport and Penn Racquet Sports under the Trade Names TRETORN TXT and PRO PENN.
- the felts used to cover these balls are produced by Textech Industries. We have found only minimal difference in the spectrophotometric measurements made between a fabric in sheet form and the same fabric when in the form of completed tennis balls.
- Figure 2 shows reflectance curves of the UHV F/Y felt used in Figure 1 and of two other yellow felts, a "standard” (Std.F/Y) one and an “high visibility” one (Hi. Viz. F/Y), both produced by the company Milliken (Woollen Speciality Products) under the respective Trade Names PLAYNE ' S 14 and PLAYNE ⁇ S 45.
- These felts are used in the manufacture of tennis balls such as the ones sold under the Trade Names DUNLOP FORT (standard) and SLAZENGER WIMBLEDON (high visibility) .
- Figure 3 shows the same data as Figure 2 but the data used to produce the curves are generated by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) on their spectrophotometer . This independent measurement shows good correlation with the Applicant's own data.
- ITF International Tennis Federation
- Figures 4 and 5 show respectively the chroma and the lightness of the five tested felts.
- Figure 6 shows a graph displaying the combination of both chroma and hue performances of the five tested felts.
- the colour of the felt of this example of the invention demonstrates superior characteristics in all areas (i.e. chroma, hue lightness and reflectance) .
- the performances, when compared to the closest prior art (i.e. the High Visibility felt manufactured by Milliken) are especially better for lightness and reflectance.
- Figures 2 to 4 & 5 show that the high visibility felt has a higher level of saturation (chroma) but actually has a slight reduction in peak reflectance and in lightness when compared to the standard colour felt. This disadvantage does not exist with the colour of the UHV felt.
- the UHV F/Y felt of this invention can be used for the manufacture of yellow tennis balls of improved colour properties, which is obviously highly desirable to tennis players.
- improved properties permit, during a game, a more easy and rapid catch (visualisation) of the incoming moving ball by the tennis player and thus a quicker reaction and positioning of the player with respect the ball.
- the method and the product thus produced according to the invention may be used for other purposes than covering tennis balls.
- the high visibility of colour material of the invention could also be used for producing other items than tennis balls, especially those where high visibility is important (for example footballs - especially for indoor use - basketballs and volleyballs) .
- Winch beck dyeing is an alternative technology for dyeing piece goods and pre-dates the Softflow jet- dyeing apparatus. Whilst the dyeing method is essentially the same as for jet-dyeing the liquor ratio would be higher, normally 20:1 to 25:1.
- this is a vertical stainless steel tank; the top half of one side lifts up and down for access and the top is vented. A large roller known as a winch is contained within the top section. There is a heating coil in the bottom section.
- the tank is partially filled with water and the cloth is then passed over the winch roller, through the water and then back out of the machine.
- the two ends of the cloth are sewn together to make an endless rope.
- the winch is driven to continually rotate the rope through the water.
- Dyes and chemicals are pre-dissolved and then added to the water. Steam is passed through the heating coil to raise the bath temperature to 98°C. This temperature is held for 30-45 minutes, after which the tank is cooled by filling with cold water and then draining. This is repeated until a safe handling temperature is achieved after which the cloth is removed.
- Fluorescent yellow dyestuff - colouring material Fluorescent yellow dyestuff - colouring material. Glauber salts - acts as a levelling agent. Formic acid - to lower the pH making the cloth more attractive to dyestuff.
- the material, in the form of loose wool and/or nylon fibres, which have been pre- washed is loaded into a cage.
- This cage then has a lid attached and is placed inside the outer tank.
- Dyestuff and chemicals are pre-dissolved inside a header tank and then pumped into the tank and through the stock in the cage .
- the temperature of the vat is raised to 98°C and held for 30-45 minutes.
- the dye liquor is drained and fresh cold water pumped through to rinse and cool the loose stock.
- the products used are the same as for winch dyeing.
- Yarn is wound onto a stainless-steel cylinder which is perforated, allowing the dyeing liquor to be pumped through the yarn package from inside to out and vice versa.
- the yarn package is loaded into a circular, stainless steel tank and then pre-dissolved dyes and chemicals are pumped in.
- the temperature of the liquor is raised to 98°C by a steam heating coil. This temperature is maintained for approximately 1 hour.
- the packages are then rinsed with cool water to cool the bath and remove residual dyestuff. The batch is left to drain and then removed from the vessel .
- Products used are the same as for winch dyeing.
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