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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Cheryl Lynn Carlson, Willow Springs, NC (US);
Andrew Leonard Chier, Sherwood, AR (US);
James Patrick Lenox, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Nick Mark Carter, Mooresville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Polymer Group, Inc., North Charleston, SC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04H 1/46 ; D04H 5/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D04H 1/46 ; D04H 5/02 ;
Abstract
A method of providing a color enhanced, patterned nonwoven based composite fabric wherein a hydroentangled, imaged nonwoven facing fabric exhibits variable fiber density in selected regions and where a colored backing material is laminated to the facing layer such that the color of the backing layer is observed as variable hues which coincide with regions of lower fiber density in the facing layer.