Patent ID: 6102973
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: C11D,D06M,D06P

Abstract:
A method of treating a garment to impart durable press characteristics comprising:starting with a garment in which the fabric of the garment has a pH of between about 6 and about 7,preparing a mixture in a garment washing machine, said mixture comprising the following components at the following percentages of the total weight of said mixture, approximately 0.1% of a wetting agent, approximately 7.0% to approximately 9.0% of a glycolated dimethylol dihydroxethylene urea, approximately 3.0% of an aqueous emulsion of high density polyethylene, and between approximately 1.5% and approximately 6.0% of an aqueous emulsion containing a silicone based polymer, and between approximately 81.9% and approximately 88.4% water,agitating the mixture for approximately 3 to approximately 4 minutes,placing said garment in said machine and submerging said garment in said mixture for approximately 10 minutes,extracting the mixture from said garment so that said garment has a wet pickup of between approximately 70% and approximately 80%, based on the dry weight of said garment,drying said garment to a moisture level, as a percentage of maximum moisture content, of between approximately 11% to approximately 15%,subjecting said garment to a pressing cycle not more than approximately 24 hours after said garment has been dried, andbaking said garment in an oven for approximately 15 minutes at a temperature of between approximately 290.degree. F. and 320.degree. F.,wherein said aqueous emulsion containing a silicone based polymer is selected from the group consisting of an aqueous emulsion of silicone fluid made with non-ionic emulsifiers and an aqueous emulsion containing a cationic aminofunctional polysiloxane.