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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 1984
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1981
Kenneth Y Wang, Greensboro, NC (US);
Burlington Industries, Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for contacting a continuously moving textile material with a liquid comprises an enclosure, a plurality of upper and lower rolls located in the enclosure and being generally vertically arranged and horizontally spaced therein to upwardly and downwardly guide the textile material therethrough, a plurality of tank means located in the enclosure for containing a volume of liquid wherein the tanks are positioned in ascending arrangement so that the liquid cascades from one tank to the next to effect counterflow relative to the general path of conveyance of the textile material through the enclosure. A method utilizing the apparatus is also disclosed.