Method for setting end portion of bundle of thread-like bodies
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1. A method for setting an end portion of a bundle of thread-like bodies so that capillary action is reduced between said bodies, comprising the steps of:
- A. dipping an end portion of a bundle of thread-like bodies into a solidifiable liquid, said bodies being so disposed that capillaries exist between said bodies;
B. contacting at least that part of said bundle which is immediately adjacent said end portion with a polar gas selected from the group consisting of ammonia gas, a primary amine gas and a secondary amine gas and mixtures thereof, said contacting step occuring prior to exposure of that adjacent part to said liquid whereby said gas acts to prevent said capillary action; and
C. permitting said solidifiable liquid to solidify.
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Abstract
An end portion of a bundle of thread-like bodies to be set is dipped into a solidifiable liquid. At least a part of said bundle, adjacent to the predetermined level of the solidifiable liquid, is contacted with a specific liquid or gas which substantially prevents wicking of said solidifiable liquid along said thread-like bodies due to capillary action. The solidifiable liquid is not drawn up through the bundle beyond predetermined level of the solidifiable liquid, and solidified at the predetermined level.
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1. A method for setting an end portion of a bundle of thread-like bodies so that capillary action is reduced between said bodies, comprising the steps of:
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A. dipping an end portion of a bundle of thread-like bodies into a solidifiable liquid, said bodies being so disposed that capillaries exist between said bodies; B. contacting at least that part of said bundle which is immediately adjacent said end portion with a polar gas selected from the group consisting of ammonia gas, a primary amine gas and a secondary amine gas and mixtures thereof, said contacting step occuring prior to exposure of that adjacent part to said liquid whereby said gas acts to prevent said capillary action; and C. permitting said solidifiable liquid to solidify. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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