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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 1997
Filed:
May. 10, 1996
Naohiko Kakita, Kobe, JP;
Kenichiro Cho, Takasago, JP;
Hiroyuki Nakashima, Kakogawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Nishi, Takasago, JP;
Koichi Nishiura, Akashi, JP;
Kanegafuchi Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Fiber for artificial hair having an excellent bulkiness and also a soft feeling like the human hair, as compared with conventional fibers, are provided. The fiber comprise synthetic fibers, wherein an apparent bulk specific gravity of the fiber before crimping is within a range of from 0.1 to 0.2, an apparent bulk specific gravity of the fiber after crimping is within a range of from 0.02 to 0.05, a cross-section of the fiber is a modified cross-sectional shape comprising one central connecting portion, and projections extended in at least three directions from the central connecting portion, part of a surface or the entire surface of the fiber is open in the longitudinal direction of the fiber, and the fiber has a single yarn fineness of from 25 to 75 denier.