US Patent No: 7,194,788
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Soft and bulky composite fabrics
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Mar 27, 2007
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Dec 23, 2003
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10/744,606
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Abstract
A composite fabric is provided that contains staple fibers hydraulically entangled with a nonwoven web formed from continuous filaments. A portion of the staple fibers is entangled with the web, while another portion protrudes through the web. The resulting surface topography has one surface with a preponderance of the smooth, staple fibers, and another surface with a preponderance of the continuous filaments from the nonwoven web, but also including some of the protruded smooth, staple fibers. Thus, each surface contains smooth staple fibers and is soft.
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| 5,057,368 Filaments having trilobal or quadrilobal cross-sections | 300 | 1989 | |
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