Claims
- 1. A method of pretreating a continuous textile web having at least on tufted side before the web is dyed, said method comprising the steps of:
- a. guiding the undyed web in an essentially vertical manner through a wedge-shaped gap filled with a preparatory agent;
- b. applying the preparatory agent to the undyed web by conducting the web into the gap;
- c. wiping off the preparatory agent from the undyed web at a lower end of the gap;
- d. conducting the undyed web through surrounding air for a predetermined dwell time; and
- e. hydroextracting the undyed web to a predetermined moisture content after the predetermined dwell time has passed.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said predetermined dwell time is approximately 30 to 90 seconds.
- 3. The method of claim 2 further comprising the step of steaming the web after hydroextraction and before a dyeing operation.
- 4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of steaming the web after hydroextraction and before a dyeing operation.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the continuous textile web comprises an undyed carpet material.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/827,304, filed Jan. 29, 1992, now abandoned, which is a division of application Ser. No. 07,552,700 filed Jul. 16, 1990, now abandoned.
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