Patent ID: 7049252
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A water resistant and abrasion resistant fabric well suited for constructing luggage consisting of: a fabric substrate consisting of only a single fabric layer, the single fabric layer being a woven fabric; the woven fabric constructed from multifilament yarns, said yarns comprising nylon, said yarns having a denier of from about 800 to about 1500, said woven fabric having from about 30 to about 60 ends per inch and from about 36 to about 46 picks per inch, said woven fabric having a weight of from about 8 ounces per square yard to about 20 ounces per square yard; and a chemical composition applied to said woven fabric, said chemical composition being incorporated into said fabric such that said fabric has an abrasion resistance that is twice the abrasion resistance of the woven fabric not treated with the chemical composition.