Non-Woven Fabric
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1. A composition for forming a fabric by spraying onto a supporting surface, the composition comprising fibres, a binder and a diluent characterized in that the binder is a thermoplastic elastomeric block copolymer.
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This invention relates to non-woven fabrics, in particular to a method of making fabrics by spraying fibres onto a support member, and to a mixture of fibres, binder and diluent for use in the method of the invention. The present invention has the objective of providing a composition that can be used to produce fabrics having an improved texture and which gives excellent results when sprayed as an aerosol using a propellant.
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- 1. A composition for forming a fabric by spraying onto a supporting surface, the composition comprising fibres, a binder and a diluent characterized in that the binder is a thermoplastic elastomeric block copolymer.
- 9. An apparatus comprising a container containing the composition for forming a fabric by spraying onto a supporting surface, the composition comprising fibres, a binder and a diluent characterized in that the binder is a thermoplastic elastomeric block copolymer and a device capable of producing a spray of the composition from the container.
- 14. A non-woven fabric produced by spraying a composition for forming a fabric by spraying onto a supporting surface, the composition comprising fibres, a binder and a diluent characterized in that the binder is a thermoplastic elastomeric block copolymer, wherein the fabric comprises the binder in solid form and fibres bound by the binder.
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17. A method for producing a non-woven fabric comprising the steps of:
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providing a container containing a composition for forming a fabric by spraying onto a supporting surface, the composition comprising fibres, a binder and a diluent characterized in that the binder is a thermoplastic elastomeric block copolymer, which Is capable of producing a spray of the composition and; b) spraying the composition onto a supporting surface. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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