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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2001
Maynard Wood, Gaffney, SC (US);
Heather Jean Hayes, Chesnee, SC (US);
Michael Paul Sasser, Cowpens, SC (US);
Brian G. Morin, Greer, SC (US);
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Abstract
A lightweight loop pile fabric having improved particle pick-up is described. In addition, a patterned loop pile fabric is described. The fabric has a plurality of multifilament loops extending from at least one of its surfaces, with at least some of the loops being teased. In one embodiment, the loops are formed from splittable multifilament yarns which are hypersplit during the manufacturing process to form teased loops. The fabrics perform particularly well in the manufacture of wiping cloths with enhanced performance characteristics. In addition, the fabrics enable the production of patterned articles having performance characteristics similar to or exceeding those of unpatterned goods. A process for making the fabrics is also described.