US 7,601,414 B2
Stitchbonded inherently flame resistant fabrics
Alan C. Handermann, Asheville, N.C. (US); Bob McKinnon, Newton, N.C. (US); and Frank J. Land, Island Park, N.Y. (US)
Assigned to Sumlin Holdings, Inc., Hickory, N.C. (US)
Filed on Sep. 07, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/898,023.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/842945, filed on Sep. 08, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2008/0085651 A1, Apr. 10, 2008
Int. Cl. B68G 11/03 (2006.01); D04H 1/02 (2006.01); A47C 17/86 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 428—102  [442/402; 442/403; 442/405; 442/414; 442/415; 442/416] 8 Claims
 
1. A flame resistant, stitchbonded nonwoven fabric comprised of batting that is stitchbonded with a fire resistant spun stitching yarn, which is a blend of char-forming flame resistant staple fibers and oxygen depleting flame resistant staple fibers, or a fiberglass core-spun yarn;
wherein the batting consists of 100% cotton, 100% rayon, 100% lyocell, cotton/non-FR fiber blends, rayon/non-FR fiber blends or lyocell/non-FR fiber blends.