Patent ID: 6511705
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: D06N,D06P,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of treating a fabric to provide a fabric material having a first finish on a first side of said fabric material and a second different finish on an opposite second side of said fabric material, characterized in that said first and second finishes are applied simultaneously by a single operation, the method comprising the steps of:providing said fabric having a hydrophilic character; applying a fluid dispersing medium to said second side of said fabric, said fluid dispersing medium comprising first pigment particles for providing said first finish, said first pigment particles having a first size, and second, light-reflective pigment particles for providing said second finish, said second pigment particles having a second size, larger than said first size; allowing said first pigment particles to permeate through said fabric to said first side, thereafter being present on said second and first sides of said fabric and in a middle of said fabric, while said second, light-reflective pigment particles are restricted to said second side; and subsequently drying said fabric material.