| 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.
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