Claims
- 1. A method to provide an endless impression fabric without tight ends comprising the steps of: weaving a tubular woven fabric, supplying a plurality of polyvinyl alcohol warp yarns in at least one edge of the tubular woven fabric during weaving, washing the tubular woven fabric to dissolve the polyvinyl alcohol warp yarns to alleviate the tendency of the fill yarns to protrude upwardly above the surface of the fabric and cutting the tubular woven fabric in the fill direction to the desired width.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein at least 4 polyvinyl alcohol yarns are supplied to the one edge.
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein the tubular woven fabric is ultrasonically cut.
- 4. The method of claim 3 wherein polyvinyl alcohol yarns are supplied to both edges of the tubular woven fabric during weaving.
- 5. Method to provide a tubular woven fabric without tight ends comprising the steps of: weaving a tubular fabric, supplying a plurality of water soluble warp yarns in at least one edge of the fabric as it is being woven, and dissolving the water soluble warp yarns by washing the fabric after it has been woven to alleviate the tendency of the fill yarns to protrude upwardly above the surface of the fabric.
- 6. The method of claim 12 wherein said water soluble yarn is polyvinyl alcohol.
- 7. The method of claim 6 wherein at least four polyvinyl alcohol yarns are supplied to the one edge of the fabric.
- 8. The method of claim 7 wherein the polyvinyl alcohol yarns are supplied to both edges of the tubular fabric as it is being woven.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 610,688 filed Nov. 8, 1990 for METHOD TO MANUFACTURE TUBULAR WOVEN FABRIC.
US Referenced Citations (5)
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40-13942 |
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2216259 |
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Divisions (1)
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