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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2000
Clyde C. Lunsford, Sharpsburg, GA (US);
Phillip H. Riggins, Greensboro, NC (US);
Michael T. Stanhope, Atlanta, GA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to flame resistant fabrics that comprise a plurality of inherently flame resistant fibers and a plurality of cellulosic fibers containing a flame retardant compound. In one arrangement, the inherently flame resistant fibers have been dyed and/or shrinkage controlled with a dye-assistant such that the fabric contains a residual amount of a dye-assistant selected from the group consisting of N-cyclohexylpyrrolidone, benzyl alcohol, N,N-dibutylformamide, N,N-diethylbenzamide, hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium salt, N,N-dimethylbenzamide, N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide, N-octylpyrrolidone, aryl ether, an approximately 50/50 blend of N,N-dimethylcaprylamide and N,N-dimethylcapramide, and mixtures thereof.