Sewing thread and sewn fabric product

• US 20060180067A1
• Filed: 01/08/2004
• Published: 08/17/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Solotex Corporation
• Original Assignee: Solotex Corporation
• Inventors: Yuuki, Yasunori, Yamazaki, Hiroshi
• Application Number:
  US10/541,397
• Publication Number:
  US 20060180067A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 112/413
• CPC Class Codes: D02G 3/46 Sewing-cottons or the like

Abstract

A sewing thread containing 30% by weight or more of a poly(trimethylene terephthalate)-based staple fiber, and showing a breaking elongation of 30 to 100% and an instantaneous elastic recovery at a 5% elongation of 30 to 75%. This improved sewing thread has excellent suitability for sewing. With this sewing thread, sewn clothes which give no tight feeling and are highly comfortable to wear can be made.

Claims

1. A sewing thread containing 30% by weight or more of a poly(trimethylene terephthalate)-based staple fiber, and showing a breaking elongation of 30 to 100% and an instantaneous elastic recovery at a 5% elongation of 30 to 75%.

2. The sewing thread according to claim 1, wherein the elastic recovery at a 20% elongation is 60% or more.

3. A sewing thread according to claim 1, wherein the elastic recovery at a 30% elongation is 60% or more.

4. Sewn fabric articles wherein the seams of the sewn fabric articles are formed with the sewing thread according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

5. The sewn fabric articles according to claim 4, wherein the sewn fabric articles are stretchable ones.