Patent Document:

the embodiments of the invention and the various features and advantageous details thereof are explained more fully with reference to the non - limiting embodiments and examples that are described and / or illustrated in the accompanying drawings and detailed in the following attached description . it should be noted that the features illustrated in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale , and features of one embodiment may be employed with other embodiments as the skilled artisan would recognize , even if not explicitly stated herein . descriptions of well - known components and processing techniques may be omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the embodiments of the invention . the examples used herein are intended merely to facilitate an understanding of ways in which the invention may be practiced and to further enable those of skill in the art to practice the embodiments of the invention . accordingly , the examples and embodiments herein should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention , which is defined solely by the appended claims and applicable law . moreover , it is noted that like reference numerals represent similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings . the invention sets forth an application of at least one fire retardant agent to some or all of the low temperature resistant sheath fibers , which surround and cover a high temperature resistant continuous multifilament fiberglass core , while in a fiber state . fig1 shows a greatly enlarged fragment of the balanced corespun yarn of the invention with a portion of the sheath revealed at one end thereof . referring to fig1 , the fire resistant balanced corespun yarn 100 , which may be knit or woven , may include a core of high temperature resistant continuous filament fiberglass 110 and a sheath of low temperature resistant staple fibers 120 which surround and cover the core 110 . although the core is described as fiberglass , it should be noted that other heat - stable materials could be used as the core . the fiberglass core 110 extends generally in an axial direction and longitudinally of the corespun yarn 100 , while the majority of the fibers of the sheath 120 extend in a slightly spiraled direction around the core 110 . a few of fibers of the sheath may form a binding wrapper around a majority of the staple fibers 130 . the core 110 may consist of a high temperature resistant continuous multifilament fiberglass , which constitutes about 20 % to 40 % of the total weight of the corespun yarn 100 . the sheath 120 may completely cover the core 110 and the yarn 100 will take on the characteristics of the fiber which forms the sheath 120 , such as the low temperature resistant staple fibers in this case . the sheath 120 may include low temperature resistant staple fibers , which constitutes about 80 % to 60 % of the total weight of the corespun yarn 100 and may consist of all or some fibers that are micro - coated with durable or non - durable fire retardant agents . the sheath 120 may also consist of fire retardant micro - coated fibers blended with other non - treated fibers or inherently fire retardant fibers to form the sheath 120 . the sheath 120 may include blends of natural occurring fibers , such as animal , vegetable , or mineral fibers , and or unnaturally occurring fibers , such as cotton , wool , polyester , modacrylic , nylon , rayon , lycocell , kenaf , hemp , jute , acetate , and blends thereof . the preferred low temperature resistant staple fibers 120 are cotton and polyester micro - coated with durable or non - durable fire retardant agents . the total practical size of the fine corespun yarn 100 is around 43 / 1 to 3 . 5 / 1 conventional cotton count . the invention describes a corespun yarn 100 that may be produced on a murata air jet spinning apparatus , as disclosed in one or more of u . s . pat . nos . 4 , 718 , 225 ; 4 , 551 , 887 ; and 4 , 497 , 167 . an air jet spinning apparatus may include an entrance trumpet for feeding the fire retardant chemically treated low temperature resistant sheath fibers 120 , one or more drafting rolls , feeding of the high temperature core fibers 110 between two or more drafting rolls , at least one fluid swirling air jet nozzle that may produce air jet spun yarn 100 without any appreciable twist , torque or liveliness , and a delivery roll assembly . the fire retardant agents applied to some or all of the fibers in the sheath 120 may include ammonium polyphosphate , graphite , boric acid , and or other mixtures , which may be applied in gaseous , liquid and or powder form . this invention may also involve a process for treating the sheath fibers with at least one fire retardant chemical or mixtures . fig2 shows a process for making fire retardant corespun yarn by treating the fibers used to make the sheath of the corespun yarn with a fire retardant agent . referring to fig2 , one or more fire retardant chemicals may be mixed together 210 and applied to the low temperature resistant staple fiber sheath 220 which may surround the high temperature resistant fiberglass core . the fire retardant chemicals may be applied 220 to the surface of the sheath fiber by mixing , spraying , rolling , and or brushing , or may be immersed in a fire retardant chemical solution before being dried 230 or allowed to dry . the fire retardant chemical agent or solution may include at least one of ammonium polyphosphate , graphite , boric acid , or other mixtures , and may be applied at least once and reapplied to the fiber as necessary . drying the chemically treated sheath fibers 230 may involve natural air drying as well as other drying methods as known in the industry . the process may further include blending other fibers with the treated fibers to create a sheath of treated and untreated fibers , and then covering the high temperature resistant core with the sheath of treated fibers to form a fire resistant corespun yarn 240 . the process may conclude with the making of a fire resistant fabric 250 which is then used in the manufacture of an end product 260 , such as a mattress , mattress topper , or other upholstery components . it should be noted that although the figures show a single core and a single sheath , these aspects are merely exemplary . it is within the scope and spirit of the invention to have multiple cores and / or multiple sheaths . the cores may be the same material or they may include different materials . similarly , the sheaths may be the same material or they may include different materials . while the invention has been described in terms of exemplary embodiments , those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention can be practiced with modifications in the spirit and scope of the appended claims . these examples given above are merely illustrative and are not meant to be an exhaustive list of all possible designs , embodiments , applications or modifications of the invention .

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