Patent ID: 6521554
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: D04H,Y10T

Abstract:
A wear resistant stitchbonded fabric comprising:a nonwoven web having a first side and a second side; a first yarn stitchbonded into said first side of said nonwoven web so as to form a plurality of stitchbonded rows, said yarn being stitched into said web so as to substantially cover the first side of said web, the first yarn being stitchbonded into the nonwoven web so as to form at least 22 stitchbonded rows per inch; a second yarn stitchbonded into said nonwoven web, said second yarn being more tightly stitched into said web than said first yarn; and wherein said second yarn has been shrunk at least 5% after having been stitched into said nonwoven web.