Bond site reinforcement in thermal bonded highloft non-wovens
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1. A highloft nonwoven thermally bonded fiber batting consisting essentially of:
- a series of matrix fibers;
at least one binder element comprising at least one low-melt, sheath-core binder fiber and which secures the matrix fibers together to establish a desired textile structure; and
at least one supplemental reinforcing element positioned throughout the established textile structure in a manner that assists in maintaining it'"'"'s structural integrity and loft even after exposure to multiple compressions, wherein the supplemental reinforcing element comprises at least one medially located, planar textile component formed of single or multiple filaments, fibers or yarns.
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Abstract
Provided is a supplement or additive to thermal bonded highloft nonwoven fiber masses bonded by the fusion of a matrix fiber and a heat reactive binder. The purpose of the supplement or additive is to reinforce and enhance the bonded fiber structure. The supplement is in the form of an embedment or filler.
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1. A highloft nonwoven thermally bonded fiber batting consisting essentially of:
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a series of matrix fibers; at least one binder element comprising at least one low-melt, sheath-core binder fiber and which secures the matrix fibers together to establish a desired textile structure; and at least one supplemental reinforcing element positioned throughout the established textile structure in a manner that assists in maintaining it'"'"'s structural integrity and loft even after exposure to multiple compressions, wherein the supplemental reinforcing element comprises at least one medially located, planar textile component formed of single or multiple filaments, fibers or yarns. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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