Abstract: A method of manufacturing a woven textile having a structural member integrally woven therein. The structural member may be either straight or an undulating member which, although straight when secured to the textile, is trained to undergo a shape memory transformation back to its remembered undulating shape. The structural member is secured to the woven textile by displacing one or more given warp yarns in a first direction to create a structural member receiving gap, inserting the structural member into the gap by passing a structural member-insertion shuttle therethrough, and thereafter returning the displaced warp yarn or yarns to secure the structural member.

Abstract: The invention relates to a textile fabric comprising bundles of metal filaments obtained by bundled drawing whereby the bundles in the sheet consist of filaments running substantially parallel and whereby the fabric has a thickness of preferably less than 1 mm. The fabric is obtained by processing a number of drawn composite wires, in which the bundled metal filaments are embedded in a composite matrix, into a fabric by weaving, knitting or braiding and subsequently removing the composite matrix from the fabric. The fabric can also contain plain wires besides the metal filament bundles.

Abstract: A press pad which is made of asbestos-free material includes at least one yarn of Group I in combination with at least one yarn of Group II, wherein Group I includes (A) yarn composed of filaments of at least one aromatic polyamide and filaments of at least one metallic material selected from the group consisting of metals and metal alloys; and (B) yarn composed of filaments of at least one metallic material selected from the group consisting of metals and metal alloys, and wherein Group II includes (A) filaments which are composed of one of at least one silicone polymer or a mixture of filaments of different silicone polymers and which are heat resistant; (B) filaments which are composed of one of at least one flexible plastic substance which is not a aromatic polyamide or filaments of a mixture of different flexible plastic substances which are not aromatic polyamides and which are heat resistant; (C) filaments which are composed of an outer layer and a metallic core, the outer layer being composed of filam

Abstract: A textile fabric including a plurality of electrically conductive fibers characterized as providing sufficient current to induce either a wired or wireless coupling between the textile fabric and a portable electronic device. The textile fabric is intended for fabrication into a functional article of clothing or other item made of the woven textile fabric, so as to increase functionality of the article of clothing or item made thereof. The plurality of electrically conductive fibers are characterized as creating an interconnect to a portable electronic device, including integrated components, electronics, or the like, or serving as an antenna for signals received and transmitted by the portable electronic device.

Abstract: A fiber blend of(a) from 10 to 90 parts by weight of metal-coated melamine resin fibers or a blend of uncoated and metal-coated resin fibers and(b) from 90 to 10 parts by weight of natural fibers and wovens, nonwovens, yarns, tapes or moldings formed from the blend.

Abstract: A press pad for use in a laminating press comprises a woven fabric of heat resistant strands. A substantial proportion of either the warp (B) or the weft (A) comprises a silicone elastomer. Preferably, the silicone elastomer has a specific gravity within the range of 1.1 g/cm.sup.3 to 1.4 g/cm.sup.3 inclusive but advantageously, the silicone elastomer has a specific gravity of 1.20.+-.0.02 g/cm.sup.3. In preferred embodiments the weft (A) comprises silicone covered copper wire whilst the warp (B) comprises at least one of stainless steel wires, copper wires, copper alloy wires, copper wires wrapped with an aromatic polyamide yarn, stainless steel wires wrapped with an aromatic polyamide yarn, aromatic polyamide yarn, and polyester yarn.

Abstract: An embroidery fabric includes a main body consisting of interwoven weft and warp fibers that delimit between themselves respective rows and columns of openings for the passage of embroidery threads through them. At least one of the elongated marginal portions of the main body is substantially straight and is reinforced by one or more elongated reinforcing elements of a plastically deformable material secured to it and extending fully within the confines of, and at least substantially over the entire length of, such one marginal portion. The corresponding other marginal portion may also be reinforced in the same manner, while the intermediate portion situated between the marginal portions and having a width many times in excess of that of the marginal portions is devoid of any such reinforcement. The fabric is advantageously of an elongated, strip-shaped, configuration, and the affected marginal portions are those extending in the longitudinal direction of the strip-shaped fabric.

Abstract: A garment for use in electronically-scored, contact-sports competitions is described. The garment is in the form of a fencing jacket or vest, is substantially wireless, and is woven from electrically conductive threads which cooperate with an electric sports implement to register a score when the implement contacts the electrically conductive garment. The fabric can be woven with the electrically-conductive threads extending in only one of the warp and weft directions, and preferably only in the weft direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of arranging flat plate-like components at a prepared arrangement location within a textile web of a textile machine. The flat plate-like components are connected by a flexible carrier at a fixed distance from each other so as to form a linear arrangement. The method comprises the steps of providing the linear arrangement of flat plate-like components to a thread tying location on a textile machine along a longitudinal axis, working the flexible carrier into the textile web so that part of the carrier emerges from the prepared arrangement location of the textile web in a free-floating manner and the plate is positioned at a distance upstream of the thread tying location on the textile machine. The floating carrier is then pulled so that the plate passes through the thread tying location of the textile machine and is placed at the prepared arrangement location within the textile web.

Abstract: A flexible roll up industrial door which includes a multilayered door closure fabric. The fabric includes conductive reinforcing yarns embedded within the layers of the fabric such that the conductive reinforcing yarns do not rise to the surface of the fabric. The embedding of the conductive reinforcing yarns within the multilayered fabric serves to both protect and at least partially conceal the conductive reinforcing yarns.

Abstract: An electromagnetic shielding garment comprising amorphous alloy strips or strands woven together. The woven material or sheet can be reenforced by bonding it to a flexible material such as plastic. This garment is effective in shielding a patient from extraneous electromagnetic radiation to allow sensitive medical measurements to be taken with minimal interference.

Abstract: An improved reinforcing fabric that is woven of alternating fiber yarns of polyaramid, carbon and glass in both the warp and the weft directions such that a fabric of superior impact, tensile, compression and flexural properties is obtained.

Abstract: A cut resistant pneumatic tire is provided. The tire has a monofilament wire structure embedded in or under its tread or sidewall, and is used in off the road applications such as mining. The monofilament wire has a diameter of 0.4 to 1.2 mm and is made of brass plated steel. The wire may be woven or may have a spring link configuration. Two monofilament wires may be twisted together, and when two such wires are used, the total diameter is 0.8 to 1.4 mm.

Abstract: A slide fastener which permits easy attachment of electric conductors and ensures supply of electric current to all metallic coupling elements even if a part of the electric conductors is cut off. And it has a neat appearance because the electric conductors exposed in spaces among the coupling elements do not look unsightly. In the slide fastener having a fastener tape, a core cord and metallic coupling elements disposed along a longitudinal edge of one side of the fastener tape, a plurality of electric conductors are used as a part of warps of the fastener tape, and the exposed portions of the electric conductors are shifted one another in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, the electric conductors are substantially continuously exposed on the front surface of the fastener tape along the outer edge of the core cord and weaved in the fastener tape body.

Abstract: An open mesh material for use as a high performance RF reflective antenna surface and which is formed as a Leno type weave using electrically conductive composite yarns which have a construction for avoiding loose metal-to-metal contacts which generate undesirable passive intermodulation products (PIM). The composite yarns are formed by counterwrapping stretch resistant nonconductive strands about an insulated metal strand and a stretch resistant nonconductive filler yarn. The insulated metal strand preferably includes a beryllium-copper wire which is encapsulated within a polyamide coating. The woven mesh is coated with a RF energy transparent silicone-based paint to provide additional insulation to the plastic coated wires at the weave junctions and has a surface resistivity sufficiently low to facilitate bleed off of building electro-static charges.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a fiber-metal matrix composite is described, which comprises the steps of providing fiber and metal crossweave strands, interweaving the fiber and crossweave strands by tightly crimping the strands in sets of at least two spaced about one fiber diameter apart around the fibers and spacing the strand sets about 35 to 50 fiber diameters apart, and subsequently consolidating the weave by hot pressing.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a woven electrical transmission cable formed with cut zones, body zones and an identification tracer. The cable is formed of an array of longitudinally extending insulated conductor warp wires arranged side by side. A plurality of longitudinally extending synthetic yarns arranged to be substantially parallel with and substantially adjacent one edge of the array of conductive wires. The synthetic yarns are colored a color which distinguishes from the color of the conductor wires. A weft yarn is woven with the array of conductor wires and the synthetic yarns to form the body zone. The weft yarn weaves only with the synthetic yarns to form the cut zones which are arranged in spaced manner longitudinally of the cable. The conductor wires weave with the weft yarn in a two up two down twill weave to form the body zones.

Abstract: A molded cable and a method of production which generally consists of a plurality of conductors and a plastic like material interlaced with the conductors in a woven pattern to hold and secure the conductors in a spaced relationship. The woven pattern of plastic like material is typically formed by an injection molding process.The cable can have a plurality of conductors generally labeled as a first conductor, second conductor, and continuing to a last conductor held in a spaced relationship with each other and each of the conductors have a beginning end and a terminating end. A narrow strip of the plastic like compound forms a beginning base around the conductors, then it is woven over the first conductor, under the second conductor, over the third conductor and continuing in this woven pattern until the last conductor is included.

Abstract: A press pad for high-pressure multi-story presses for the production of high-pressure laminates, including a textile fabric including a plurality of yarns composed of aromatic polyamide, and metal filaments disposed in said textile fabric in an amount ranging from 10 to 25 weight percent, based on the total weight of the press pad, the metal filaments being helically wound around each of the aromatic polyamide yarns.

Abstract: A screen for filtering undesirable particles from a liquid has a flat parallel array of warp filaments spaced apart less than a preselected minimal linear dimension of the undesirable particles transverse to a parallel array of pairs of shute filaments, the shute filaments of each pair being oppositely woven about the warp filaments to secure the warp filaments and maintain the spaces therebetween, the spaces between pairs of shute filaments being greater than the preselected minimal linear dimension of the undesirable particles so that the screen is characterized by rectangular flow apertures therethrough, the apertures being an access ratio ranging as great as 4 to 10, even for filaments having diameter ranging as small as 0.007 to 0.001 inches.

Abstract: A screen for filtering undesirable particles from a liquid has a flat parallel array of warp filaments spaced apart less than a preselected minimal linear dimension of the undesirable particles transverse to a parallel array of pairs of shute filaments, the shute filaments of each pair being oppositely woven about and twisted 180.degree. at the warp filaments to secure the warp filaments and maintain the spaces therebetween, the spaces between pairs of shute filaments being greater than the preselected minimal linear dimension of the undesirable particles so that the screen is characterized by rectangular flow apertures therethrough, the apertures being an access ratio ranging as great as 4 to 10, even for filaments having diameter ranging as small as 0.007 to 0.001 inches.

Abstract: A three-dimensional woven fabric for use in a battery is composed of three groups of filaments interlaced to form a three-dimensional weave, the filaments of one of the groups being formed of two kinds of electrode materials for a battery arranged parallely and alternately and the filaments of the other two groups serving as separators and being arranged so as to fix the filaments made of the electrode materials.

Abstract: Disclosed are a high-purity alumina continuous filament woven fabric comprising a high-purity alumina continuous filament having an alumina content of at least 95% by weight and a filament diameter of 5 to 20 .mu.m, a hybrid woven fabric comprising this high-purity alumina continuous filament and a high-strength continuous filament having a tensile stength of at least 200 kg/mm.sup.2, processes for the preparation of these woven fabrics, a high-purity alumina continuous filament valuable for the production of these woven fabrics, and a process for the preparation of this high-purity alumina continuous filament. These woven fabrics are very useful as a reinforcing fibrous substrate of a fiber-reinforced composite material or as a heat-insulating material.

Abstract: A flat woven cable having a generally flat construction and a curved portion therein and method for making the same are disclosed. The cable includes a plurality of conductors and a continuous fill strand interwoven in a twill weave to link the conductors together. The cable also includes outer and inner portions wherein the fill strand is interwoven with a lesser number of conductors in the inner area than in the outer area. The cable is free of warp binder strands and fill strand is heat shrunk following formation of the curved portion.

Abstract: Textile fabric shielding electromagnetic radiation, and clothing made thereof. The textile fabric is made of threads spun of textile fibers, containing cotton, and of steel fibers having a diameter of 6 to 10 .mu.m. The number of mixed yarn threads in warp direction and in weft direction each is 18 to 20 threads per cm, and the yarn fineness of the textile fabric is especially 38 to 40 tex. The textile fabric guarantees a shielding of 20 to 40 dB against electromagnetic radiation at a frequency of 10 GHz. The fabric has the quality of usual clothing, and the clothing thereof is designed with respect to proportions, seams, fasteners, and other special features in a manner such that especially people wearing pacemakers, or hospital and radar personnel, are protected against electromagnetic radiation.

Abstract: A high density multi-conductor ribbon cable (A, A', 40, 56', 65, 65', 90, 90') is disclosed having a variable width and variable center spacing (X) of conductors (12) along the cable length. The spacing of conductors (12) is determined by the vertical position of a tapered reed (B) and the cable may be extruded (40) or woven (56). Variations in the width and spacing of the signal conductors may be had to match mechanical and/or electrical characteristics of associated terminal connectors (22, 68, 68') and input and output devices (26, 28).

Abstract: A woven electrical transmission cable includes a plurality of longitudinally extending conductor and ground wires which are substantially parallel with one another. These conductor and ground wires are woven together with a number of insulating fiber strands to define a woven pattern wherein the conductor and ground wires define an undulating shape. The amplitude and frequency of the respective undulations are approximately equal if not equal. The woven cable also includes a longitudinally extending warp member at each edge thereof which has a breaking strength which is at least twenty (20) times and preferably fifty (50) times the breaking strength of a conductor or ground wire.

Abstract: A planar conductive piece has groups of conductive and insulative lines arranged in mutually crossing directions and formed unistructurally. The individual conductive lines are kept in mutually non-contacting relationship such that the two groups of lines form a planar conductive piece with electrical anisotropy.

Abstract: A radio-frequency reflective surface is made of a fabric woven from a yarn having an effective coefficient of thermal expansion of substantially zero over a useful temperature range. The yarn comprises a metallic filament around which non-metallic rovings are wound. The coefficients of thermal expansion of the filament and the roving material are related to each other so that mechanical strain thermally induced in the filament by changes in temperature is counteracted by mechanical strain theremally induced in the rovings. Intermodulation products at yarn intersections of the fabric are substantially zero.

Abstract: A conductive fabric comprising conductive fibers and thermoplastic fibers with a higher heat shrinkage than that of said conductive fibers, said conductive fibers being crimped by heat shrinkage of said thermoplastic fibers. This invention also provides a conductive sheet or film comprising the conductive fabric and a base on which said conductive fabric is disposed, said conductive fabric and said base that are laminated together being fused into one piece by being heated at a temperature above the melting point of the thermoplastic fibers and melting said thermoplastic fibers.

Abstract: A flexible electrically conductive sheet includes a wove fabric of fibers including stainless steel fibers, the woven fabric being impregnated with a synthetic resin material. Portions of the stainless steel fibers are exposed on surfaces of the synthetic resin material. By bringing an electrostatically charged object into contact with the exposed stainless steel fibers, the charged static electricity can be removed.

Abstract: A fabric according to the invention is made by weaving electrically nonconductive lower ply warp yarns together with electrically nonconductive lower ply filling yarns in a 1/1 plain weave. Within a pattern repeat, 4 electrically nonconductive upper ply filling yarns are additionally interwoven in a plain weave fashion with 4 electrically nonconductive upper ply filling yarns. Two electrically conductive combination yarns, as warp yarns within a pattern repeat, are interwoven with all electrically nonconductive upper ply filling yarns within the pattern repeat into a 2/2 twill weave opposite to the twill woven upper ply warp yarns. The nonconductive filling yarns of the lower ply thus provide an additional supporting effect for the electrically conductive combination yarns. By these means, the electrically conductive combination yarns are stressed substantially less by bending, thus not breaking, whereby the electrical conductivity is thus retained and the functional life is prolonged.

Abstract: A method of reducing pain resulting from exposed or damaged nerve ends, such as the pain in amputees commonly referred to as phantom limb pain is disclosed. The method may also reduce pain resulting from arthritis. This method involves covering the affected area with a radiation-shielding textile, whether by fashioning a garment from the textile or using a sheet or cover. The radiation-shielding textile found to be suitable is a cloth woven of yarn consisting of a textile fibre, such as nylon, and from two to thirty-five percent by weight of conductive metal filament. A method of relieving muscle soreness, improving the healing of injuries and reducing nervousness in animals, particularly horses, is also disclosed.

Abstract: A multi-conductor transmission system employs a plurality of individual conductors retained in a woven web assembly to form an organized signal transmission line. The conductors in the system may all be the same or different conductors may be used, and the conductors may be enclosed by a shield. Another shield or ground plane may be used to provide isolation between predetermined conductors of the line. The conductors may be arranged in a manner to maximize isolation between potentially interfering signals, and to permit standardized wiring arrangements. Impedance control is provided by accurately locating the conductor with respect to each other and with respect to any ground plane and shield.

Abstract: A stretchable grounding strap for additional reliability in grounding the wearer's body through the use of two or more separate sections of conductive material, each of which is connected to ground by a separate grounding line. Circuitry utilized in connection with the strap senses loss of electrical contact between the strap and ground and provides visual and aural notification that contact is lost, as well as visual notification when the strap is grounded. According to one group of embodiments, the strap utilizes a stretchable material having two or more sections of longitudinally oriented electrically conductive fibers on its inner surface. Face yarns on its outer surface may form letters, words, logos or other pleasing or commercially attractive designs. Elastic yarns allow the material to stretch easily and comfortably. According to another group of embodiments, the strap comprises at least two sections of metal links.

Abstract: A woven electrical transmission cable is disclosed which may be flat (A) or multilayered (A'). The cable consists of a plurality of woven cable sections (B, C, D). Each cable section is formed from weft yarn (12) interwoven with warp yarns (14, 18, 22). Longitudinal electrical warp conductors (10, 16, 20) are bound by the weave pattern in each woven cable section (B, C, D) respectively. Hinge lines (30, 32) woven between adjacent cable sections allow the cable to be folded in a multilayered configuration with branches (B', C', D') broken out from each layer.

Abstract: A woven electrical transmission cable and method for the rapid repair of a defective electrical cable in an aircraft and the like is disclosed. A woven electrical transmission cable (A) for rapid repair includes longitudinal warp anchor cords (B) interwoven with warp and weft yarns (38, 40). The warp and weft yarns are woven in a prescribed pattern in which elongated electrical conductors (36) are bound in individual cells (22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32). A prescribed number of conductors (36) is included in each cell which may be easily traced and identified at opposing ends of the cable within the individual cells. This insures reliable termination at the ends of the cable. In accordance with the method, cable (A) is bonded to the skin (12a) of an aircraft adjacent access openings (14, 16) to repair a defective cable (11a ) which has been damaged by a bullet or shell through hole (11). Woven electrical repair cable (A) by-passes defective cable (11a) and may be terminated through the access openings.

Abstract: In a crimping process of metal fibers between the engaging pairs of gear rollers, the fibers are first embedded in a ductile and coherent matrix material. After applying a permanent crimping wave deformation on this composite, the matrix material is removed. The crimped fibers can subsequently be transformed to a metal fiber web. They can also easily be blended with textile fibers in order to form, e.g., antistatic blended yarn.

Abstract: A multilayer woven high density electrical transmission cable (A) is disclosed including a first woven cable layer (D) and a second woven cable layer (E) bound together by warp bindings (24) as integral cable structure. Signal conductors (16) and ground conductors (18) extend in the warp direction in cable layer (D). Signal conductors (26) and ground conductors (28) extend in the warp direction in cable layer (E). Signal conductors (16 and 26) are broken out of their respective cable layers either on opposite sides, breakout sections (B,B'), or at the same sides, breakout section (B") as required for a prescribed program termination. All of the ground conductors (18 or 28) of one cable layer cross over to the side of the other cable layer so that one-hundred percent of the ground conductors (18 and 28) are on the same side at the breakout section for termination. The density of the signal conductors is doubled for a given cable width while affording signal identification for a prescribed termination program.

Abstract: A continuous, bicomponent, non-vitreous ceramic fiber comprises components existing in a longitudinal side by side relationship wherein each of the components is derived from a different fiber-forming precursor liquid. Firing the bicomponent fibers in a reducing atmosphere can provide ceramic/cermet or cermet/cermet fibers wherein each cermet component has a graded composition.

Abstract: A wire cloth for a filter has a twill lace weave which is formed in patterns alternating in the direction of the twill line. The alternation is provided substantially in the region of weft wires. At least one intermediate weft wire is introduced in the region of discontinuity of the twill line whereby the position of the weft wires in each pattern of the twill weave is fixed and a mesh size in the weave can be accurately determined.

Abstract: This invention provides a fabric for RFI/EMI shielding wherein the fabric is woven, braided or warp knitted from yarns which comprise conductive fibers and non-conductive fibers wherein the conductive fibers comprise from about 10% to about 80% by weight of the fabric.

Abstract: An elastic conductive fabric for use as a grounding strap and the method of making the same are disclosed. The fabric is woven utilizing elastic yarn ends intermingled with conductive yarn ends. The weaving process is carried out while the elastic yarn ends are distended by at least 150% and preferably 250-400% as compared with the relaxed condition thereof. Preferably the conductive yarn is woven in a two over one pattern so that when tension is released in the elastic ends, the crests of the conductive ends which span two picks will project a substantial distance from the fabric surface. The opposite face of the fabric may be comprised of insulative ends likewise woven in a two over one pattern to provide enlarged crests at said face. Locking yarn ends maintain the conductive crests in a perpendicular condition relative to the fabric body.

Abstract: A conductive wrist band for dissipating electrostatic charges and having opposing transverse ends, includes a fabric; mechanical snap connectors coupled to the fabric ends for forming the fabric into a closed loop with an inside surface adapted to contact the body; an electrical connector coupled to the mechanical snap for providing a connection between the fabric and an electrical cable capable of connecting the conductive body strap to ground; and the fabric including a weft yarn extending between the opposing transverse ends and forming said inside surface and an opposite, outside surface; parallel rows of a substantially non-elastic, conductive yarn positioned in a sinusoidal manner on the inside surface of the weft yarn, parallel rows of a non-conductive elastic fiber positioned on the outside surface of the weft yarn in opposing relation to the conductive yarn, and a securing yarn for securing the conductive yarn and the elastic fiber to the weft yarn.

Abstract: A method of reducing pain resulting from exposed or damaged nerve ends, such as the pain in amputees commonly referred to as phantom limb pain is disclosed. The method may also reduce pain resulting from arthritis. This method involves covering the affected area with a radiation-shielding textile, whether by fashioning a garment from the textile or using a sheet or cover. The radiation-shielding textile found to be suitable is a cloth woven of yarn consisting of a textile fibre, such as nylon, and from two to thirty-five percent by weight of conductive metal filament.

Abstract: A flat reinforcing structure for elastomeric objects such as conveyor belts comprises a first series of parallel cords covered on one side by a second series of parallel cords which with respect to the first series are transversely disposed and whereby the cords are mutually connected at the intersections. The nominal tensile strength of the first series of cords per unit width is at least twice the nominal tensile strength of the second series of cord per unit width. The tensile strength of each cord of the first series is at least one and at most ten times the tensile strength of each of cord of the second series. The cords are preferably steel cords.

Abstract: A recoverable fabric for example a weave having a conductive metal warp and a recoverable polymeric weft may be provided with solder to provide an article for screening electrical components.

Abstract: Woven flexible belting of improved cut resistance, heat resistance and strength, and consequently, of longer life, so that it is suitable for use in a conveyer belt for carrying hot and sharp edged materials, includes warp and fill textile threads and yarns of Kevlar.RTM. or equivalent polyaramide, having a plurality of separate thermally conductive binder wires extending longitudinally along the belting and with portions thereof projecting to slightly beyond a surface plane of the belting, which surface is that intended to carry materials to be supported by the belting, as when it is employed as a part of a conveyer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dimensionally stable, flexible and open-mesh woven fabric comprising a warp and a weft comprised of thread-like elements, wherein the warp elements are arranged in groups spaced apart from each other, wherein the distance between each two successive groups as well as the distance between each two successive wefts is between about 0.8 cm and 6 cm, and wherein the clamping force of a group of the warp elements on the weft elements is such that an axial movement of the weft elements occurs only in the case of an axial tensile loading of at least about 1% of the breaking strength of the weft elements.

Abstract: An electrostatic dissipating fabric constructed of a woven or knitted base fabric having an integrally woven or knitted grid structure which is raised above the surface of the base fabric thereby resulting in increased electrostatic dissipation performance. The grid is formed from a static discharge yarn plied to a carrier yarn which is then woven or knitted into the fabric in the warp direction, the fill direction or both, thereby producing a fabric which exhibits the rapid yet controlled dissipation of static electricity into the air. Such fabric can be used for anti-static garments, anti-static covering cloths, filtration media and the like.