Bleaching and dyeing; fluid treatment and chemical modification – Fluid treatment – Special forms and forming
Patent
1988-07-29
1989-07-11
Coe, Philip R.
Bleaching and dyeing; fluid treatment and chemical modification
Fluid treatment
Special forms and forming
8158, 8159, 51313, 68 9, 68 13R, 68205R, D06F 3100, D06B 2100
Patent
active
048457906
ABSTRACT:
Improved methods and apparatus are provided for altering fabric finishes on a garment to give the garment a "lived-in" or worn appearance before the garment is actually worn by the user. According to the method of the present invention, a batch of garments is preferably stone-washed to generally fade and abrade the entire garment. The garment is then inflated by passing air through an inlet port in the garment and by substantially sealing one or more exit ports in the garment to create a greater than atmospheric pressure within the garment. The inflated garment is then sprayed with a low-strength bleaching solution on selected exterior portions to provide an additional fading or worn appearance on those portions of the garment. Thereafter, the garment is placed in a neutralizing liquid to chemically counteract the sprayed bleaching solution. A plurality of garments may be each suspended from a common air duct interconnected with a blower for providing air to inflate the garments. The garment is preferably rotatable with respect to the air duct so that the garment may be easily rotated by an operator to a selective position for the spraying operation.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4575887 (1986-03-01), Viramontes
patent: 4750227 (1988-06-01), Hopkins et al.
patent: 4765100 (1988-08-01), Majors
Coe Philip R.
East-West Apparel, Inc.
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