Patent ID: 6844062

Claim:
A conjugated fiber comprising (A) a crystalline aliphatic polyester having a melting point of not less than 140° C., and (B) a composition comprising an aliphatic polyester and 1 to 50% by weight of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a polyether having a C 2 to C 4 alkylene group, their derivatives, an organic compound having a sulfo group, an organic compound having a sulfate group, an organic compound having a carboxyl group, an organic compound having a phosphate group, an organic compound having an amino group, an organic compound having an amido group and an organic compound having an amino group and an amido group, wherein said polyester (A) and said composition (B) are conjugated in a single filament and, in the cross section thereof, said composition (B) divides said polyester (A) into at least two portions.