Title: Fashion felt

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1. An improved fashion felt comprising a first outer layer and a second outer layer, at least one of said outer layers consisting essentially of melt fibres, a third layer of synthetic fibres, preferably synthetic fibre waste, positioned intermediate said first and second layers thus separating said layers, said first and second layers interconnected to said third intermediate layer by needling, and a layer of surface batt secured to said first outer layer by means of needling, said felt having been given the desired shape in heat and compression treatments and the desired outlines through cutting, preferably stamping.

2. An improved fashion felt as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first outer layer supporting said surface batt consisting of texturized melt fibres, preferably polypropene fibres.

3. An improved fashion felt as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second outer layer opposite said surface batt consists of a film.

4. An improved method of producing an improved fashion felt, comprising the steps of

applying onto a continuously advancing web of melt fibres a layer of synthetic fibres, preferably synthetic fibre waste,

applying an outer layer of melt fibres on top of said synthetic fibre layer,

bonding together by means of needling said three layers composed of said melt fibre web, said synthetic fibre layer and said layer of melt fibres,

turning the thus formed composite web by passing said web round rollers,

applying a surface batt on said web,

securing said surface batt to said web by needling,

winding the thus formed web product onto a supply roll,

withdrawing said web product from said roll and feeding it into an oven to heat said web and layer of melt fibres, and

thereafter imparting the desired shape and structure to said heated web product in a pressing tool.

5. An improved method as claimed in claim 4, comprising

heating the web face opposite said surface batt in the passage thereof between said oven and said pressing tool, preferably by exposing said face to infra-red heat, whereby a water-impermeable surface layer is formed.

Other info:

Inventors: Hermansson, Hans O. (Halmstad, SE)
Jonsson, Bror E. (Simlangsdalen, SE)

Application Number: 891499
Filing Date: 1978-03-30
Publication_date: 1980-05-27
Assignee: Nordifa Industritextiller AB (Halmstad, SE)
Primary Class(es): 442/324 28/109, 28/111, 28/112
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

3307990	Mar, 1967	Homier	428/300.
3649429	Mar, 1972	Hughes	428/300.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: McCamish, Marion E.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Kane, Dalsimer, Kane, Sullivan and Kurucz