Akzona Incorporated

Basf Corporation

Elbert K Warren

William D Porter

Roger H Fink

Brewster B Eskridge

Described is a synthetic fiber for use in carpets, having a multilobal cross section, each lobe of said multilobal cross section having a first end and a second end and one side and an opposite side, the first end of each of said lobes being connected to the first end of the other lobes, the second end of each of said lobes radiating outwardly, each lobe having a plurality of projections, alternating along a contour of each lobe, each projection of each lobe having no direct counterpart on the opposite side of said lobe, the fiber having a modification ratio of from about 2.5 to about 7.

Multilobal fiber with projections on each lobe for carpet yarns

Described is a spinnerette plate for the manufacture of multilobal fibers which at least has one opening having a plurality of lobes, each lobe having two ends, one end being connected to the other lobes, the other end of each the lobes radiating outwardly and each lobe having a plurality of projections alternating along the contour of each lobe.

Spinnerette plate for the manufacture of multilobal fibers with

An apparatus for controlling the tension on yarn withdrawn from a mass of compacted yarn within a confined space has a yarn guide element with a tubular wall portion defining a confined space for guiding and for accumulating a compacted mass of yarn, an inlet opening for entry of the compacted yarn mass into one end of the confined space and an outlet opening for allowing withdrawal of the yarn as a yarn bundle from the confined space. The outlet opening is an elongated slot that is provided in the wall portion of the yarn guide element and that applies tension to the yarn bundle withdrawn from the confined space. The slot has a preselected configuration so that the slot will vary the tension applied to the yarn bundle as the yarn mass moves from one end of the confined space to the other end.

Apparatus and method for controlling the tension on a yarn bundle

Multifilament synthetic polymer yarn is texturized by passing the yarn in a gas stream to a diffuser zone to cause the gas to expand and the yarn filaments to splay open. The yarn filaments are then separated from the expanding gas stream towards a continuous smooth side wall surface defining one end of a bulking chamber. At this end of the chamber the filaments are impacted with each other and the smooth wall surface to form a compact yarn mass. This yarn mass is pushed into and through a slotted portion of the bulking chamber. Simultaneously the gas passes through the yarn mass initially formed in the chamber and then discharges laterally from this mass as it is pushed into the slotted portion.

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Candler, NC, United States of America

Elbert K Warren