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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2000
James E. McFarland, Mooresville, NC (US);
George R. Burkert, Meridian, MI (US);
Robert C. Smith, Stonewall, MI (US);
Burlington Industries, Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);
Abstract
A woven fabric formed of dyed blended cotton/polyester warp yarns and polyester stretch fill yarns is finished by passing the fabric through a brusher and singer and then through a finishing pad box to apply the finish. Immediately after application of the finish to the yarns, the fabric is passed over pre-drying cans and set by attaching the fabric to an unheated tenter chain for width control. The fabric is then passed over steam drying cans to reduce the moisture level to 8-10%. Subsequently, the fabric is passed through a first compressive shrinking machine, a scrubbing operation and then through a final compressive shrinking machine.