Claims
- 1. A cylindrical fabric treatment roll at least partially coated on its surface with abrasive particles wherein at least a portion of said abrasive particles comprises diamond grit, wherein said diamond grit is present within a metal matrix, wherein said diamond grit exhibits a particle size range of between 50 and 800 US grit, and wherein said fabric treatment roll exhibits a diameter from two to twenty-four inches.
- 2. The fabric treatment roll of claim 1 wherein said metal matrix is electroplated.
- 3. A fabric treatment apparatus comprising at least one fabric treatment roll as defined in claim 2.
- 4. A fabric treatment apparatus comprising at least one fabric treatment roll as defined in claim 2.
- 5. The fabric treatment apparatus of claim 3 wherein said at least one fabric treatment roll is disposed at an abrasion angle with an absolute value of between 5 and 60 degrees.
- 6. A fabric treated by the fabric treatment apparatus of claim 3.
- 7. A fabric treated by the fabric treatment apparatus of claim 4.
- 8. A fabric treated by the fabric treatment apparatus of claim 5.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/363,507, filed on Jul. 29, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,242,370 which is a continuation of patented application Ser. No. 09/045,094, filed on Mar. 20, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,943,745.
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