Claims
- 1. An apparatus for forming a cotton/rayon blended yarn, said apparatus comprising:(a) an open end spinning turbine having a twist multiple of less than about 3.7 at a rotor speed of less than about 112,000 RPM; and (b) a roughing navel downstream from said open end spinning turbine for distressing the surface of the cotton/rayon blended yarn.
- 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said twist multiple is about 3.2.
- 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rotor speed of said open end spinning turbine is between about 60,000 and 95,000 RPM.
- 4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the rotor speed of said open end spinning turbine is about 95,000 RPM.
- 5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said twist multiple is about 3 2.
- 6. An apparatus for forming a cotton/rayon blended yarn, said apparatus comprising:(a) a blending operation line for blending cotton fibers and rayon fibers; (b) an open end spinning turbine having a twist multiple of less than about 3.7 at a rotor speed of less than about 112,000 RPM; and (c) a roughing navel downstream from said open end spinning turbine for distressing the surface of the cotton/rayon blended yarn.
- 7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said blending operation line includes a blending feeder, a carding station, and a drawing station.
- 8. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said blending feeder combines said cotton fibers and said rayon fibers at a ratio of less than about 50% rayon.
- 9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said ratio of cotton/rayon fibers is about 75/25.
- 10. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said twist multiple is about 3.2.
- 11. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the rotor speed of said open end spinning turbine is between about 60,000 and 95,000 RPM.
- 12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the rotor speed of said open end spinning turbine is about 95,000 RPM.
- 13. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said twist multiple is about 3.2.
- 14. A method for forming a cotton/rayon blended yarn, said method comprising the steps of:(a) blending cotton fibers and rayon fibers; (b) open end spinning said blended cotton fibers and said rayon fibers using a twist multiple of less than about 3.7 at a rotor speed of less than about 112,000 RPM; and (c) distressing the surface of the cotton/rayon blended yarn after said blended yarns has been spun.
- 15. A method for forming a cotton/rayon blended yarn from a supply of cotton fibers and a supply of rayon fibers, said method comprising the steps of:(a) open end spinning said blended cotton fibers and said rayon fibers using a twist multiple of less than about 3.7 at a rotor speed of less than about 112,000 RPM; and (b) distressing the surface of the cotton/rayon blended yarn after said blended yarn has been spun.
- 16. A method for forming a fabric from cotton/rayon blended yarn, said method comprising the steps of:(a) blending cotton fibers and rayon fibers; (b) open end spinning said blended cotton fibers and said rayon fibers using a twist multiple of less than about 3.7 at a rotor speed of less than about 112,000 RPM; (c) distressing the surface of the cotton/rayon blended yarn after said blended yarn has been spun; and (d) forming a fabric from said blended yarn.
Parent Case Info
This application is filed pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.53(b) and is a Divisional of application Ser. No. 09/758,151, filed Jan. 11, 2001 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,477,826.
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