Document 9Jm8GxLNpDG238XxGN8qJ97n5

CARD'D } ... Nov. 20, 1962 w m. westbe^g vtal 3,054,329 UCL&O HZKWQVtS rxEAIC A*?ICLES ///YfrfTC&S TCX M )YeS73X<5 P*TP/c`xr // C4J?rJX- ' sZrroXrtffs 24493 - ;y^ United States Patent Office > No>3/";;26* 1 en.e iu r.ald tu-.: -.h.p.-. ur.d p.-u..de curifa.-i.oie can- j.uoj.j:* tCwt .c.*.::u. #r.j tuppa.t at .n the case of crustier; sre.st VlUtUl<*> NO.^WU'tN l-ABRIC AKUCL5 U-m M. Mvitowg. M. Paul, ami 'iriv-k H. Carey. Jr- uioonmigtua. Mua.. esw.gjors to Mieanoia Miaiag ana Muuuni.-iur.Bg Cuiu.aoy. St. Boot, Miaau, a cor- nor.ltun 0/ U la wore r t-m-ii Aug. i, 1939. Sr. No- 1.14,799 klauaa- (CL 2^--74) .ups. Tact can ec easily trimsed aaJ readily and durably sewed to associauae wo.cn fabric aicmceis as ic manufac.urirg eompicte brassieres. They arc durahic aad the initial shape u permanent: tne ariietu not hecsating sireiuhcd m..i. limp, distorted. wrirAicd. ragged or slcacy io cont-haea use or oa aerount of repeated laundering or dry ..ear.ing. They are mtua.ly of auracusc appear- imau-iuis rclitci io nc dnj utaiui molded nun- la /..i azs arc easily trpt cican a.'.d f.-esh loosing by :ar:.c uiW le the prje.u ot making. 1: ;iJl g_: ucuii. iy non .. ar.l.y lue in the maiiuiudiurc uf heme ..unjeur.;. and th.y i.-> rap.dly withaut wnnsling ur .iu...n *nj need na iron.r.g r..;13 of s> curing .ppaitfl. such as oravsiuic uup< Hie ip.-rt.ndc uf Hus in.er.uen docs no: reside merely l ne p.-au.-i a lO.-mcJ By maiding to i p.ecive pieucier- n the .h.-t..kl and uu.iiy menu of the prooucu. critical ,hupe * I.*.-?.' eaiucJ web of innumy " Id -i if., a.- may ba la user s.rcgtanrc and satisfaction, cun,,cj uiuriudad niisdd .tape fidur. whS mc.uJcs un- fcuuul... jitparunt is me fat that these articles cao be i.ino-p.ioi..) poi,c>irr noers as thcriuup.asiic rr.anufj.'iured at a low cost. No weaving or hauling is t.n... fibers. tnt m,,:jeu sheet hams compacted and ant. rck|uircj at any sUge. Tocre is no cutung and sewing as fini into it> stable unal slispc by heating and iofi-p.ci.tnj is reeaired in masing convenuonal brauicre cups. A ai.teh al.e -.ilccts mutual iutojcnoui tmtrbanU.ng of the high degree of predetermined shape precisioe aad uni mtutlue.tJ iU.mopt.aiie polyester fiber* at tbeir crossing- formity are ebiainaoic and oa a mass production basis. --.uint> >o .> <u pio>tJc a fiter-unifying and ttupc-rcuin- Suan uniformity is desirable in the manufacture of bras ,n; net-uik These amorphous polyester fibers are rets- siere cups, so that anyooe M buys brassieres of a given ...U .T)i..::.ne .iul iteniscky during the besuag oper- style. SkOr .no s^t c<a depend upon taem to neve the nun. U sasne St and foci. Such uniformity is cot obtainable I'i i. mnIJ n; uperation is preferably performed by wbee cups are made by cuuie; add sew-otg doth; panicu- .lupin; Ui.' I'.itlfy luruui sheet over a heated safe mold larly to to respoct to loezpcasive mass-produced cups. ui.U tlie.i urti-u.mly pressing and compacting the sheet The eompicte process of manufacture from fibers to prod .ig.in.t tn. mold by use of a noe-adbermg stretchy rum uct is inherently simple and leads itself to high speed pro ) h.ij h:..it.t.L tiiu-reby simultaneously beaus; site web to 30 duction. Although the resultant savings is labor costs and ii.v r.r\ic:tL after which the molded sheet (which equipment charges make incapcoaivc manufacture possi r,-. j.r..: i. .n..J.-.rrem during the melding uperation; ble. the products ire not shoddy substitutes but art fit lor .. i:h. ........... lifted f.ur.i tng nuaied maid without need use ir. producing quai.ty merchandise. Thus brassiere iur .. u.in, A uo.iformabte open-mash net or gauze can cups of toe present mvennon nan be employed by brassiere .f J.-.:ed he irttgrally incorporated by application o*tr Hi. .. -tr.it disci on use mold prior to the pressing stop. manufacturers to producing a new aad superior type of produet st a lower eon. i.ici.'i pr....in; reinforetment or e desired appearaace tiitti. Atcopuioe Of the desirability of producing tckmicis lhrce-dk=wru>ocnJ wearing apparel articles, cspasally bras ai: :'r.-r. inru.tghuui site structure are then coaled by .nifi.v-t.iiin; with a waterproof resilient polymer latex 40 siere eupa by some process ot shaping or molding a Sat fibrous fabric or web, goes bock many yean and * mt>- ti.. '-ikii in;c. bonds ill Use fibers at their creasing points luntial eumoer of patents have doertbed a wide variety _i:j .in-.,n> . .. des. cd body and othar pbysteal proper of propoula. These mostly involved use of special types ...- tu . .. k.'inpiutc a-tielu. but w.thout matenuily reducm; jH-ru>t.'.. --Tit: product is normally sub/ccted to n. t-.u.nients .uch as washing, bleaching and trim- h i.. ... ,-...p...ki ti.. final an.cie for ujc or sadt. of woven or knitted fabries although ooo-woves etspieftber fwmea oavc also been suggested for products in this general allegory, including brassiere cups. Thus sac. for instance. U-i. Patents Nos. 2.0*7,230 (1936), 2.190,3*3 l ............. It -n- p. upuruont used in manufaeturing (19*0). 2.190.107 (1940). 2.212.9*7 (19*2), 2.**0.674 . ......kV c.ip pu.Juct are selected so that it (19*9). 2.3k0.366 (1952). 2.609439 (I9!2), 2,616.0*4 . > .... : u-g end lough. shapc-rciaimn| but to (1932). 2.760.19* (1936). - -'r- . ..:..i .u tne sum. anj capable of repeated However, to the bes; of our knowledge and belief, none . .. c ily captained bcrcinafttr. of these prior prupvsals led in any ttsotunual commer i ....k'mp..n) .n; d.ugramniatic drawing illustrates the cial manufacture or use of seamless shaped brssierc cups. .it ,.,'pi.uu tu the msnufaeturc of a brassiere 1 Brassiere manufacturers have eoaiicued to mainly utilize .| . . - . t re.ti cup. 2 and } sewn into me harness: gg cups femtd by eutttn; and sewing woven fabrics, despite ^ ... .....nj h.;n molded from nenwosen carded the disadvantages ot seams and the relatively high labor . ..." ii-.itlacrtl .tuple fibers in the manner briefly costs involved. ............eh 1 ..my a net d integrally eom- Brassiere eupi produced according to the present inven "TM-: " -t- -->f...k- miHkinrc as a reinforcement arj to tion have bet" er.hnjird i* cr>m;.e-.: britsie-ei which n-..n.; ..pp. ...n.;, gg ItS'c been suificiemly tested and evaluated to indicate S.- n.;.-., .s i ft; tin. invennun can be fabri- eommcrc.al value as a satisfactory and economical re- 'O 3^ cn I'kXi * a (w fsPinaiigfi of fewigfet hic.n p:*;errirr.t fur eonveni.jr.al rt,, and to 1*crtfy th . *.'v * f i nt-ji Hill...!" ; f...* rnrr.t ijp.rci utift V1.*C tuf advuma -COU> ft.'itU a::: .tib.e to the novel Tp.c> .te hid!: V P* 0. u ar.J 1'iCwiharle \o jk io per m>t gf cup\. Tr.e evaluations mrlu.dsd uu P by a large number the: :< JV p-N- j: iC*f 3li.* Ufld nof.U'ft: and they arc rr.cu- H of *o iuh':ed : r.t:T \e\: bra-sieres to daily *-:-e ; 5 f* i' : re-**:: r.#- .r e a*-mforf cen -h*n cr r a<r. wi<fcir i mo my for car i.p.woum ?e ncds of 30 deys or '.9 the I*.n o' J m ,`ini or hum.J wtuihk-r Thr Jo n.i rc*:. .i<nort'rz*. ;nr t ta:.ific:jr- -> a h-dr.J-wear life * .. .' .* i' - ic .n e ben up in p.oiMft.cj * c**t w r The iar C: nr.:*f r.^ij ji> liZt.t If f ;sr.caunf 'U . " M ? . \* , :n: .* '* ^*'e --IC : Kiwlagn* T-e*e :he v*: e,r;pp :pp.*s; r ?roC 3! J cf invent.on * no *..m jc t.. :i <tns Jttraut from jcnckr-.ee cr :g arf nf . . ;rr*'*r* ,n.v i' *.* pc :o ! iow-cm: J Cl*'" ' r: T* .* r. ?! nfi a^i cn*^fnf:.w;w, a ' ' f * . s r . ^ "* n..,'* M*VP t'l `J mjnuf iC'.nr.- cp'k-r si.g-i. w * e! I a' in rr?ee: o :he cnni* r : * .-tv .n. -he o-r.'l p-jd..w:. ' s.ofA.sae An end prodi..-: ni.uht hr -isnilar from the standpoint of fibers of the heierogrnous mmure e*iend every wn.ch :hs ;er Si:: nut ten.' itself m manufacture at a comparable way and are interlaced. creating over a.-d under each . ,i; Dcth .onviderauons ere involved in the empinezl other :n a random m.aener. such that each fiber of g.en * i.oe->. 4::;* much evpcnmemauon. of the particular type crosses numerous fibers ef thr other two type: as -Sir.ji.cr. of nwtrr.-.ss n vl. The Ivpn of j well as nume-i-ut fibers Of the came type. These rela h'.rer.als were njin.ii..;i> old nnd commercially av.ul- tively long fioers contact each otner only at t.ne.r cross astc 1 along iif> a greet variety of other fibers and fiber- ing points. A high roue of the fiber surf.ee areas ts avail stems egenta *h..-h are non-equivalent for present usage). able for subsequent cosung tad maximum porosity is pm so far as we arc aware there was no prior suggestion achieved Tlss unoooded web a atreichaeie and can be of their eeaiomi selection and use for any purpose. }h shaped on a heaved male meld without diaruption or These types of fabrication materials as preferably em wrinkling so as tu efiact a deep drawing to a precise shape, ployed in eombinstion 10 manufacturing brassiere eupa owing 10 the length and Ac initially unbonded interrela and other articles of wcarms apparel, are exemplified by: tionship of the fibers which permit of fiber displacements (A) C":as'.trued polyester staple fibers of the con to ebtam conformation but which minimise and iocai.sc ventional drawn and oriented type employed in the leviilc IS the fiber motions and disturbances. Hcaung and soft industry, and h.tvins a length in the range of appro*' p.ctun; ef tnr melded fleer web result* in compaction muiely 1 10 2 inches. These art manufactured by melt ur.d unification, ihe undrawn (amorphous) polyester ing and extruding through iptnne.-eu a high molecular hinder fibers becoming outogenously intrrbonded at their we:;ht polyester of a dihsdrie alcohol and a dicaroovylie mtuual crossing points f fusing together at a temperature acid The extruded filaments are elongated by drawins 20 at which they arc so:: and mutually cohesive) and then nttt:.'h:.-ip) which brmfs about an oriemed crysiail.ne ha/jemng and stiffening without shrinking, to provide a molecular structure, decreased diameter and oenter value, fiber-unifying and shape-retaining network that unifies increased tensile strength and elasticity, decreased stretch- and stabilises the shaped structure and does not stick to ability, and elimination of a broad softening temperature the heated mold. The other two types of fibers arc not range in favor of an elevated melting point factually a tS mutually imereondrd. and are only lightly bonded if at narrow temperature rir.gc wuhin which the drawn fibers all ai the points at wftirb they cross the undrawn polyester sofreo and melt i. The endless filaments are chopped to fibers, cing held is place mainly by mechanical restrain:. produce thr sicgir fibers. Drawn polyester fibers ere sold The thus unified molded article holdi its shape so that it by '.he Du Pent Company undtr the trademark "Dacron." can be removed from the nenadhermg mold while util and are understood to be made from a polyester of ethyl 30 warm, and cas be saturated with ah aqueous laid dis ene glycol and lerephthalie acid. persion and dried, without becoming distorted. (6) Un?)ai:ic:ied thermoplastic polymer staple fibers (D) An aqueous dispersion of a fiber-tier; latex, which of the undrswr. and amorphous type, having a length io is naed to impregnate the molded product so as to bind the -angc 0/ aspronmateiy 1 10 2 mehea. These are man the fibers together and impart strength and shape-reteo- ufacturer. in the tame * cy as ihc above-mentioned dm wo 1S bon to the final article. An aqueous carboxylic acrylate fi.-e-s rvernt tha: the il.-awin; operation is ommed. there- polymer latex dispersion containing a small p.-epornioo fc\ .ic.Uir.g ihc mcnn.'nrj changes. These fibers have of a curing egrni is preferred m manufacturing wasbabic cn rherer: wl.t. .ufirmng temne.-titure runge below the wearing apparel antcio. such as brassiere cups. This tcmprratu-e .1: ..hieh rhey fluidify or melt, within which latex dispersion is used for saturating the molded and trio ihermnaoficncd fibers can be autopenously inter- 40 autogtnouily unified fibrous web so as to aiax coat the bonded at crossing puiati l'y application of light pressure fibers and mterbond them at their crossing paints, and without cutt.nc or mashing the fibers, the fiber identities product 1 product of the type previously described which thus being retained. No plasticiser is needed 10 obtain sa porous, lough, durable and laundcrable. A function ibis themobonh r; propeny. v/hen heated in this range ally equivalent polymer eoaling dispersion can be used. these fibers acou.re a crysuliine structure, become siifTcr. 41 the purpose being to impart certain physical properues to become nonadherent to a heated metal mold, and the the product; the pxoscular chemical composition not being softening temperature is elevated. This initial softening critical per se. The carboxylic acrylate polymer is a soft. temperature range is below the sorrow melting point ruge elastic and slightly tacky copolymer made by eopolymeris of the corresponding crystalline drawn fibers. For in ing a lower-alkyl acrylate ester monomer (preferably in stance. fibers chopped from the undrawn polyester fila M the ethyl, propyl, butyl range) wish a small proportion of ments produced intermediately in the manufacture of acrylic or mcthaeryiic acid moodmer (or equivalent car "Dccron" fibers, have a thermobonding softening tem boxylic acid monomer) to as to incorporate a small pro perature ranee of approsimatciy 200 to 4J0* F. (90 to portion of carboxylic side groups into the acrylate poly C). wherc.iv the regular "Dacroo" drawn type of mer molecule and thereby enhance the adhesive binding fibe-s of ihe same chemical composition have a melting Si action bui without rendering the copolymer highly tacky. point Of approi imcely -MO* F. CJaO' C.) and arc not An emulsion polymerization procedure is used so ea to soft ind capable of autogenous iaterbondiog with each provide an aqueous latex dispersion, which can be diluted Other in the 200 to SJO* F. range. with water to provide the desired solids concentration for 1C) Cellulose et.ipir fihers having a length of approxi treatment of the web. A coagulated dries mass of the mately I 10 2 inches. The*e are preferably viscose-rayon tc uncured polymer is soft ansi nightly tacky and has an " ers but ue ccr. alvo be mace of long-staple eottos or ramie fibers. These three rvrc, of fibers are iniermised and all verve elasuc snap. A commercially available carboxylic acry late polymer laics divpemon of this type is the *Ha-1" dispersion sold ky Rohm i Huai Company. > structural fibers. The polyester fibers of undrawn A waier-tolucjc cyclic urea-formaldehyde type curing vPe 13) ciso function as thermoplastic binder fibers, and Cu agent it preferred when the aforesaid carboiyiic acrylate *t empiosed in a prnpornor. of about 30 10 JO1"- by polymer laiex emp.uyeJ li iv inactive in the aqueous :sliu'u'* fibtrv ;.:e employed in a proportion d.tpertion. which 11 n.c.c. but upon drying and heating v'. ' 'kua! thereto, such that the tetai proportion of of Lie treated nic!e the earbor.yl-cen:atr.i.-.g rng struc '' "hiut 0 90^ . The drawn polyester fibert are ture of the molecule epeni >0 that it bccomci reactive and " f'Oyed ir. 1 m ror proportion fabout 10 to J05e ) 20 the ccmpounj ih*n functions to euic f"vu.ianiz*") the ^aa-Crc nir.re of :he arove-desent-tj three t'-.-s polymer csi..:ir,. pressim.bly by providing crou-l.nkirg p.-C' J:. the dr-, .".uffv fib-ons wen or hat which between ea:'c>-i g.-.-cpv proJwCtng a tnrei-d:irter.i.or.al ,r- au'i'prnouvly unified 1 by heulinc und u*f|. waterproof itr cn: polymer fisc.-.coat.n.g wh.rh it firmer "tc c, c:.n Icn.c *ith the present inent.on. p-ior and more :i>n..n. r.ortaekj. hev.-rev.start ;-d leci thcr- he as-cous :.i n; divpcrs ur Ti mep'avn- h.g*..,.invc'.b.t. sircn.-p tended to.the fibers. CJ/J3 -<? r-w 3,004,32 e n< high;-. resistant to water abworgtion *nd o ofn"'"* ng action is cscried or. the .nter>ed;ng web. The ms.d s, re-*0.;,j tr repen.ed laund.-rmp aod dry cleaning*. is located on a platform provided w,;p bo>ei ccciig.suj U' of J- type of curing .gem also has 'he id'-rmag* to ihe moid and ennnec-.es id a vacuum oc When lit T.J- ; the s.irl.tet stm-iure of the cellulose ftberi biahuct fr-.me contacts the ptatform. the suction is turned , py rc.ui.ng w,:*t h-Jrosyl POitps of in* >*> ' " tu produce a vacuum between the eunue: and tie lulctc meijcules 10 pruJnse -ross-Jinking sod aiso by **"' nuij. so that the stretchy blanket is quickly add utu- -oiymeru.ng) 10 as 10 render these fiber* mor* resistant furmiy pressed against tie web by tic estcroaJ atmos To wattr-absorption and to -hrinkage It also produett a pheric pressure, and air pocieu are prevented. 7>_j stronger and mure waier.rcatani bona bciwttn the eel- results in a final sad precis* molding of tie wb to tie luloae fibers ana ihe contacting acrylate polymer coat- 10 shape of the mold, the fibers still being able to move is irrgi, apparent!) by crosa-linking. An illuurauvf Curing tin: :i>i3l phut* of thts step: aod the web is simultaneously agent ccm pound of this type ia dimatnyloi cyclic ethylene- loinp.eted by tbc soft pressing soon. The undraws urea. alio aeiign-itd at 1.3 bn (hydro.xymtthyl)-2-im:d- amorphous thermoplastic polyester binder fibers now be sroiidmonc. wm.-h it commercially available under ihe come heated sufficiently by the box mold to fuse together trademark "Rhonite R-l" from Rohm 4 Haas Company I*. at their mutual croaitng points, thus becoming auteg- A similar curing agent is sold under the tiaJ.m..i i-npuU) mterbeneed. and fiber ctrcuta art relieved, "Rhonue K-2" and is believed to compare the same vuui- l he tieuimg and pressing are insoffioent to cause maid pound but in a partially polymerized form that is lie- ing ur c-.uiing of fibers, and fiber identity is retained. Cos- ant muna.e with ssaier mall proportions. ttnued heating converts the soft assd sucky undriwo poly The feilo-ing steps are employed in fabricating porous SO ester fibers from an amorphous to a -crystalline state shaped fame arncm (such us brassiere cups) from the which elevates the loficnidg temperature to above tb* foregoing materials: temperature of the mold. Tits change of itasc hardens (I) The three types of staple fiber* are mined and the and stiffens these fibers, redden them neaadberent to the misture is continuously formes) ioto a earOcd <*eb by a mold, and stabilises tic unified molded web so char it viU gu.-nett machine or She like. A `Rand^Wabbcr* oiachioc S3 return tu shape even though still warm. Absent such Isold by Curlaior Corp.. Rochester. N.Y.) may be used. chance of state, the web would stick to tic bot mold (un The tuple fibers sre thereby randomly directed and inter, less the latter had a special antistiek type of surface) aod laced into a loose fiufiy web wherein tbc various type* of would not be sat ia a stable chaps, and icac* could sol fibers cross over end under each other so as to be beld be removed from the bot mold without being Aiuanti. together .o three dimensions id c coherent bat. being held 30 (4) The vaotum is rcicasod and (be biackei is To- in restraint by mechanical aoJ frictional forces The moved. The exposed molded amide is grsipto tbouc us resultant fibrous web may be iOeatified as a `carded wee" periphery and lifted from tic bot sold, no iniervcnsng on she basis of characteristic fibrous structure even when cooling being required. Tbc ansde torn not ruck to the not literally made by a carding procedure in tbc strict bot mold and can be easily and bodily lifted away with sense. The leul fiber weight per unit area is selected with 33 out being distorted. This forming process can be per reference i.> the particular article to be produced and the formed successively at the rate of 2 or 3 arucici per min proper!tc- .-sued. In general, a fiber weight id the round ute per mold. A single operator can handle formations fi.uic rar;u of uboui 100 10 200 pounds per thousand on s substantial Dumber of mold*. a plurality of ad square >.irvis (about SO to 110 kp. per thousand square jacent molds can be combined ia n single production unit meters | ml! be employed. A fiber weight of about ISO *0 utilizing a tingle blasts*;, in which case a single large pounds per thousand square yards (about 30 kg*, per sheet of tbc carded web can be Sued over all of such thousand umarc meters) has proved quite satisfactory ut molds to permit of simuRaaeotm molding. 7bus a ihe manuf.i.iurc of brassiere cups: the fiber mixture coo- siapi* operator can produce two to three thousand sitting (by weight) of 200* drawn polyester fibers (3 molded brassere cupi per hour. ticmcri. -tf'i unJmwn polymer fibers (7 denier), and 4J (5) Tbc molded article ia then saturated or impreg eor. viwo-c-rsysin fibers 13 dealer): these staple fiber* nated by lie aforesaid prefttred aqueous latex disper ni: hiving a length of IV* inches. Preferably, the web is sion (O), lie concentration of the latex solids being pm through a needling type felting machine, having selected so that the fibers wifi be mixed or coated there barUid needles spaced half an inch sport, which pushes with but without filling tic interstices; tic c_a__d produa lifts of fioe-i through the fibrous bat from one face to the on a dry basis consisting of about 30 to 7S% fiber* other iher.ny imparting greeter coherency and absorp- 25 to iOfii polymer eoauag sobda. by weight. This can ii'.5 fro 'i f.ice to face. b conveniently and efficiently effected by positioning the !l A J-, fti.fiy slices of suitable silt, cut from the vt.:,.. ; r.itJ cn. u fined ever a heated male mold urneie. convex side up. uoder a dispemiog bead costaiain; small orifices or holes through which tic dupcrtioa h.v.,r; the Jcvied contour. A mold of east aluminum, S3 u allowed to stream upoe tie article uaul it is thoroughly internally heaitd by :m electric heating element, is pre ferred. me vurfucu temperature being in the range of wetted and saturated. Thu saturaiioa is facilitated by the wicaing aetiop of the compacted fibrous scrucsurt. The scout 250 :u -too- F. The fiufiy web is rapi.lly con* dnbbiing on of the dispersion ie this way does sot collapse formed let by hand smoothing) to :.n unwrinklcd ap or distort the article, which has sufScieot stiffness to resist proximate m. the fiber' being able to shift about to make 40 the moderate forces involved. The previously unified net. hit gossieit without wrinkling or impairing the uniformity wort of interlaced cross-bonded fiberv immobilize the of the web or stretching the fibers. A -.heel of conform- fr.-r.-t uf Hit structure so as to inhibit movement durteg at!; open.mush net or gauze can be fitted ever the fibrous th.i step. The dispensing head ia coaocetcd to a supply web. if ilei.tcU. ,,nd will be eo-shaped and integrated with vessel at a higher level so that gravity feed controls the :h; \.rfa;e n t.`t: subcuucnt epurat.on. An example :s 03 'vie and force of fiv in the desired mao.-ier. Tr.it assd the a bt'yester -her -e g.. "Dueron") net which itas been knit follow.-- ::ept cor. performed eo an autemaue produt- cn a Roche'ie mtahint. During the few seconds required tion line basis, a verict of articles betag coauoueusly for thi, ste; the ur.drawn polyester fibert of the fiufiy weo moved aier.g by a conveyer system. ce not huve time to become heated u? to a left and mc.y 161 The wet saturated article is then subiecied to heat eind.iion r.ir is there t:me for the w;S to thrmk and d ier.. a, a .d oeeur if prolonged exposure to the mc.J -fi n.ttej piiO: to the nrxi siep. ing v.-.n hi t a,r to suczeivivcly dry the snic.c add cure tr.e poiyim. sue co-t.r.gi, the fibers not being raised to a tumpe.-atur. that causes soften.r.g er melting. Is con. 13 J a :n r. stretchy nun.Jherirg ni.bune ruen-er bl-n tih.cut piuduct.cn trt: sc.-ics of articles u conscyrd (mcuntrd .1 a fi.nie) is prcmp.'.y brought a,'S:n; t!.e th.-e.rh an jves husmg ci.-iulat.sj ho: a.r which pre.Jet ` a -u*... t ..1^ k .u ih, r.,iir.,!. u.'.f.trm w: p-. he.: !ur dr.mg .uiir,. ap. whi.r also ua'"et -way Cl