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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1994
James J Dunbar, Mechanicsville, VA (US);
Chok B Tan, Richmond, VA (US);
Gene C Weedon, Richmond, VA (US);
Thomas Y Tam, Richmond, VA (US);
Alfred L Cutrone, Midlothian, VA (US);
Elizabeth S Bledsoe, Blackstone, VA (US);
AlliedSignal Inc., Morris Township, Morris County, NJ (US);
Abstract
An article including a woven fabric for impeding the passage of air, the fabric having an air permeability of less than about 15 cfm/ft.sup.2 and including at least one multifilament yarn having a longitudinal axis, the yarn being made of high strength filaments having a tenacity of at least about 7 g/d, a tensile modulus of at least about 150 g/d and an energy-to-break of at least about 8 J/g. Preferably, the high strength filaments are extended chain polyethylene.