Patent ID: 7998886

Claim:
A treated textile material comprising a plurality of yarns or fibers having an exterior surface and an interior portion, the yarns or fibers comprising about 1 wt. % or more, based on the weight of the yarns or fibers, of a hindered halamine compound disposed on the exterior surface of the yarns or fibers and/or dispersed in the interior portion of the yarns or fibers, wherein the hindered halamine compound has a molecular weight of about 2000 atomic mass units or less and is a halogenated analogue of poly[(6-morpholino-s-triazine-2,4-diyl)[(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidin -4-yl) imino]-hexamethylene [(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidin-4-yl) imino)]] in which a hydrogen atom of at least one of a 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidin-4-yl moiety has been replaced with a halogen selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine, and iodine.