Patent ID: 7331090
Filing Date: 2008-02-19
Classification: A47K,A61K,A61Q,B32B,D04H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A process for the manufacture of a non-woven hydroentangled textile comprising: (i) feeding a fibrous screen modifying textile substrate into a hydroentangling unit; (ii) feeding a loose random assembly of fibers in amounts to result in the hydroentangled textile having an Air Permeability ranging from 300 to 1000 into the hydroentangling unit, a portion of the assembly of fibers being deposited over and another portion of the assembly of fibers being deposited under the screen modifying textile substrate thereby forming a layered fibrous assembly; (iii) applying a high velocity water jet to the layered fibrous assembly within the hydroentangling unit; and (iv) transporting a resultant hydroentangled layered fibrous assembly to a drying area to form said hydroentangled textile.