Patent ID: 7507364
Filing Date: 2009-03-24
Classification: D06C

Abstract:
1. A system for embossing a surface of an embossable fabric with a gas comprising: a stencil having a first surface and a second fabric-facing surface that is positionable adjacent and in spaced proximity to the embossable surface of the fabric during air embossing; and an air lance comprising a main body portion and including at least one nozzle, the nozzle being constructed and positioned to direct a stream of the gas through at least one opening in the stencil and onto the embossable surface, with the air lance being secured to maintain the nozzle in a fixed, predetermined position relative to the first surface of the stencil during operation, and the air lance being positioned such that the nozzle is positioned so that at least a portion thereof, which is closest to the stencil, is separated from the first surface of the stencil by a first distance, when the system is in operation, and so that the smallest distance separating the main body portion of the air lance from the first surface of the stencil exceeds the first distance.