Patent ID: 6589392
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: D01F,D03D,D10B,D21F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A melt-extruded multicomponent monofilament comprising:(a) an outer region component comprising polyethylene terephthalate or a copolyester comprising at least about 80 mole percent of ethylene terephthalate units; (b) a first inner region component comprising a blend of from about 1 to about 20 percent by weight of a polyetherester block copolymer and from about 80 to about 99 percent by weight of polyethylene terephthalate or a copolyester comprising at least about 80 mole percent of ethylene terephthalate units; and (c) a second inner region component, wherein the outer region component and the first and second inner region components are combined in a sheath-mantle-core arrangement.