Patent ID: 6136436
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: D01F,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of producing a yarn for constructing non-carpet textile articles which comprises(a) producing a large denier synthetic carpet face yarn by a bulked continuous filament sheath-core extrusion process,(b) said yarn having a denier of at least 300 and being comprised of a plurality of filaments in the denier range of 10-20 denier per filament, textured using a carpet BCF process, and wherein each filament in said yarn has(i) an outer sheath of nylon or polyester,(ii) an inner core consisting essentially of fiber-forming polypropylene or olefin,(iii) a sheath comprising from 20% to 60% of the total weight of each filament and a core constituting the remainder, and wherein(c) said yarn has a silky, soft feel similar to yarns composed of 2.5 to 10 denier per filament of homopolymer nylon or polyester filaments.