Claims
- 1. A stain resistant, water resistant and water repellant treated textile fabric, the fabric prepared by a process comprising:
a) selecting an untreated textile fabric having a first side and a second side; b) topically treating the untreated fabric with an aqueous primary treatment composition comprising:
b)i) from about 6 weight percent to about 12 weight percent of a fluorochemical textile treating agent, based on the weight of the primary treatment composition; c) drying and curing the topically treated fabric at an elevated temperature to obtain a primarily treated fabric; and d) securing at least one polymeric film to one side of the fabric.
- 2. The treated fabric of claim 1 wherein both sides of the untreated fabric are exposed to the primary treatment composition in step (b).
- 3. The treated fabric of claim 1 wherein the primary treatment composition further comprises from about 0.25 weight percent to about 4 weight percent of an antimicrobial agent, based on the weight of the primary treatment composition.
- 4. The treated fabric of claim 3 wherein the primary treatment composition further comprises a crosslinkable resin in an amount of from 0.1 weight percent to about 3 weight percent, based on the weight of the primary treatment composition.
- 5. The treated fabric of claim 4 wherein the crosslinkable resin comprises a melamine/formaldehyde resin.
- 6. The treated fabric of claim 4 wherein the primary treatment composition further comprises water in an amount of from about 70 weight percent to about 95 weight percent, based on the weight of the primary treatment composition.
- 7. The treated fabric of claim 1 wherein the polymeric film is secured to the back side of the fabric such that, when the fabric is in use, the polymeric film faces away from view.
- 8. The treated fabric of claim 7 wherein the polymeric film is secured to the fabric after (c) obtaining a primarily treated fabric.
- 9. The treated fabric of claim 7 wherein the polymeric film is secured to the fabric before (c) obtaining a primarily treated fabric.
- 10. The treated fabric of claim 1 wherein an adhesive is provided to secure the polymeric film to the fabric.
- 11. The treated fabric of claim 1 wherein a mechanical bond between the polymeric film and the fabric secures the film to the fabric.
- 12. The fabric of claim 1 wherein the fabric is a woven fabric.
- 13. The fabric of claim 1 wherein the fabric is a jacquard.
- 14. The treated fabric of claim 2 wherein the primary treatment composition penetrate through the fabric and cover the interstitial spaces within the fabric.
- 15. A seating upholstery comprising the treated fabric of claim 1.
- 16. A process for the preparation of a treated fabric, the process comprising:
a) providing an untreated fabric; b) topically treating the untreated fabric with an aqueous treatment composition comprising:
b)i) from about 6 weight percent to about 12 weight percent of a fluorochemical textile treating agent, based on the weight of the treatment composition; c) drying and curing the topically treated fabric at an elevated temperature to obtain a primarily treated fabric; and d) securing a polymeric film to one side of the primarily treated fabric.
- 17. The process of claim 16 wherein the polymeric film is secured to the fabric after (c) obtaining a primarily treated fabric.
- 18. The process of claim 16 wherein the polymeric film is secured to the fabric before (c) obtaining a primarily treated fabric.
- 19. The process of claim 16 wherein the polymeric film is secured to the back side of the fabric such that, when the fabric is in use, the polymeric film faces away from view.
- 20. The process of claim 16 wherein an adhesive is provided to secure the polymeric film to the fabric.
- 21. The process of claim 16 wherein a mechanical bond between the polymeric film and the fabric secures the film to the fabric.
- 22. The process of claim 16 wherein the primary treatment composition further comprises from about 0.25 weight percent to about 4 weight percent of an antimicrobial agent, based on the weight of the primary treatment composition.
- 23. The process of claim 22 wherein the primary treatment composition further comprises a crosslinkable resin in an amount of from 0.1 weight percent to about 3 weight percent, based on the weight of the primary treatment composition.
- 24. The process of claim 23 wherein the crosslinkable resin comprises a melamine/formaldehyde resin.
- 25. The process of claim 23 wherein the primary treatment composition further comprises water in an amount of from about 70 weight percent to about 95 weight percent, based on the weight of the primary treatment composition.
- 26. The process of claim 16 wherein the fabric is a woven fabric.
- 27. The process of claim 16 wherein the fabric is a jacquard.
- 28. The treated fabric of claim 13 wherein the fluorochemical textile treating agent is present in the primary coating composition in an amount of about 6 to about 12 weight percent.
- 29. The process of claim 27 wherein the fluorochemical textile treating agent is present in the primary coating composition in an amount of about 6 to about 12 weight percent.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/603,850, filed Jun. 26, 2000 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/050,514, filed Mar. 30, 1998, entitled “Treated Textile Fabric”, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,207,250, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/687,527, which was the National Stage of International Application No. PCT/US95/03566, filed Mar. 21, 1995, which are hereby incorporated by reference.
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