Patent ID: 7070847
Filing Date: 2006-07-04
Classification: D03D,D06C,D10B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A woven fabric comprising warp and filling yarns, said woven fabric comprising synthetic fibers, wherein said woven fabric includes a plurality of surface fibers, and at least a plurality of said surface fibers comprise a plurality of cuts at random locations on said individual fibers and a plurality of cut fiber ends defining a uniformly short pile, with at least some of said cut fiber ends being from the warp yarns, and wherein said cuts serve as stress risers on the individual fibers, allowing the fibers to break off during bending, and wherein said uniformly short pile is produced by abrasion of a greige fabric wherein at least the surface fibers of said greige fabric are encapsulated in a coating matrix and wherein abrasion of said greige fabric results in nicks on the surface fibers.