Elasticized non-woven fabric and method of making the same
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1. A fibrous elastomeric non-woven web comprising:
- a plurality of textile fibers having a modulus of elasticity of about 18 to 85 grams per denier which are gathered and pleated; and
a plurality of heat shrunk elasticized fibers consisting essentially of an elasticized material with at least some of the elasticized fibers being bonded to at least some of the textile fibers.
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Abstract
An elasticized non-woven fiber material is made by combining one or more textile fibers with one or more elasticizeable fibers and bonding the combined fibers together. The resultant web of bonded non-woven fibers is then heat-treated to heat-shrink the elasticizeable fiber and recover its elasticity thereby shrinking the fibers and the web of material. An elasticized non-woven fabric made by the described method is also provided.
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18 Claims
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1. A fibrous elastomeric non-woven web comprising:
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a plurality of textile fibers having a modulus of elasticity of about 18 to 85 grams per denier which are gathered and pleated; and a plurality of heat shrunk elasticized fibers consisting essentially of an elasticized material with at least some of the elasticized fibers being bonded to at least some of the textile fibers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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3. A fibrous non-woven web comprising:
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a plurality of textile fibers having a modulus of elasticity of about 18 to 85 grams per denier; and a plurality of uniaxially oriented heat shrinkable elasticizable fibers consisting essentially of an elasticizable material with at least some of the elasticizable fibers being bonded to at least some of the textile fibers; and wherein said elasticizable heat shrinkable fibers are adapted to shrink to effect gathering and pleating of said textile fibers upon application of heat to the web. - View Dependent Claims (4, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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