Claims
- 1. A method of foam dyeing a textile fabric to impart a generally random coloring effect thereto, the method comprising the steps of:
- moving the fabric to be treated along a substantially horizontal path through a foam application station;
- mixing a foam composition and coloring agent into a non-homogeneous mixture having said coloring agent dispersed therein;
- conducting said non-homogeneous mixture to a mixture delivery means disposed above and spaced from the substantially horizontal fabric being treated;
- moving said mixture delivery means in a direction transverse to the horizontal direction of movement of the textile fabric and feeding downwardly said non-homogeneous mixture onto the textile fabric from said mixture delivery means;
- directing the flow of said non-homogeneous mixture, at least partially, in a direction substantially parallel to the surface of the horizontally disposed textile fabric being treated prior to depositing said non-homogeneous mixture onto the textile fabric; and
- further moving said mixture delivery means in a generally rotary direction so as to deposit said non-homogeneous mixture onto the textile fabric in a substantially random pattern thereby imparting the generally random coloring effect thereon.
- 2. A method in accordance with claim 1 comprising the further steps of:
- depositing said non-homogeneous mixture onto a baffle means having at least one edge, and which is interposed between said delivery means and the textile fabric;
- moving said baffle means in a substantially rotary manner; and
- flowing said non-homogeneous mixture over said edge of said baffle means and onto the textile fabric to impart the generally random coloring effect thereon.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 80,062 filed Sept. 28, 1979, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,282,729.
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Divisions (1)
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