Springs Industries, Inc.

Jeffrey S Dugan

James E Hendrix

Thomas W Tolbert

Pamela J Jaco

John V Cauthen

A fire-resistant fabric suitable for use as a flame barrier comprising a flame durable textile fabric substrate formed of corespun yarns, the yarns comprising a core of flame resistant filament and a sheath of staple fibers, and an intumescent coating carried by one surface of the textile fabric substrate. In normal use, the fabric is flexible and conformable and has good air porosity. When exposed to high temperature and/or a flame, however, the intumescent coating reacts and swells to form a char which closes the pores or interstices of the fabric to thus prevent flame or hot gases from penetrating therethrough.

Fire barrier fabric

A fabric suitable for use as a flame barrier fabric comprising a flame durable textile fabric substrate, a flexible silicone polymer layer which stays intact, maintains its integrity on exposure to a flame and is carried by the surface of the textile fabric substrate, and a reflective flame durable paint coating carried by the silicone polymer coating.

Flame durable fire barrier fabric

An accordion folded laminate of a fiber sheet reinforced with a thermoplastic film and bonded together with adhesive is utilized as a window shade or as a shower curtain or other end use product. In the preferred form, the thermoplastic sheet comprises polyester and the adhesive comprises a low melt polyester adhesive powder. The powder is applied uniformly to the reverse face of the fiber sheet and is heated to a temperature higher than its melt temperature, and the thermoplastic sheet is pressed over the adhesive against the polyester sheet. This laminate is subsequently formed into an accordion folded configuration, with the edges of the accordion folds being heated to a temperature higher than the melt temperature of the adhesive, causing the folds to retain a memory that enhances the appearance and function of the end use product.

Accordion folded laminate of fiber sheet reinforced with thermoplastic

The mattress pad and fitted bed sheet (31) are formed by placing equal lengths of mattress pad material (58) and bed sheet material (61) in overlying relationship and sewing the narrower mattress pad material at its side edges to the sheet material. The combined work product is then cut to length, the end portions folded over, and the corners bevelled and sewn together. An elastic tape (48, 49) is applied to each end of the work product so as to draw the mattress pad and fitted bed sheet about the mattress. The structure enables the mattress pad and fitted bed sheet to stay in proper position even when applied to a foldable mattress (24) of a sofa bed (20), when the mattress is folded into its hidden position inside the sofa bed.

Mattress pad and fitted bed sheet for foldable sofa bed mattresses

The fitted bed sheet (22) and mattress pad (30) are connected together along the side edges (47 and 48) of the pad by stitching (49). The length of the pad and bed sheet are the same so that the foot and head portions (32 and 33) of the pad extend into and form a part of the foot and head skirts (25 and 26) of the pad-sheet (20). An elastic hem (35 and 36) is formed about the edges of the skirt at the foot and head of the pad-sheet.

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Charlotte, NC, United States of America

Jeffrey S Dugan