Patent ID: 8129296
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: A41D,B32B,D04B,D10B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A velour fabric article comprises a fabric body, having a technical face formed by a filament stitch yarn and a technical back formed by a filament loop yarn, said filament stitch yarn comprising heat shrinkable material and elastomeric material, said fabric body having a velour surface formed of said filament loop yarn at least at said technical back, and said heat shrinkable material of said filament stitch yarn of said fabric body responding to application of heat during processing to increase tortuosity of interstices of the fabric body with a result of said fabric body having permeability of about 80 ft 3 /ft 2 /min or less under a pressure difference of ½ inch of water across the fabric body.