Abstract: A method of making a nonwoven fabric having alternating stripes of high fiber density and low fiber density is described wherein substantially all of the fibers in the stripes of high fiber density are oriented in substantially one direction, for example the machine direction, while substantially all of the fibers in the adjacent stripes of low fiber density are oriented in a direction substantially normal to that direction. This phenomenon can be produced by passing a fluid-borne stream of discretely separated fibers over a set of finger-like striping bars that are disposed, equidistantly from each other, directly over a moving conveyor screen by a set of impervious resist areas in the shape of bars, or the like, disposed directly on the moving screen.

Abstract: An elastic dampening roll cover knitted in the form of a tubular sleeve comprising knitted courses and wales of inelastic absorbent yarn, with an elastic yarn interlaced with the courses and wales around the circumference of the tubular sleeve, said inelastic absorbent yarn comprising a substantially inelastic air-bulked yarn having a plurality of substantially continuous filaments which are individually convoluted into coils, crunodal loops and whorls at random intervals along their length and the surface of said yarn having a plurality of crunodal loops irregularly spaced therealong, said elastic yarn comprising an elastic core strand and a wrapping strand associated with the elastic core strand in the form of doubled-back loops wound with false twist for a multiplicity of turns around the circumference of the elastic core strand.

Abstract: Thin nonwoven fabrics of high resistance to elongation are produced by bonding fibrous webs comprising staple thermoplastic fibers to each face of a spun-bonded web of entangled and interlaced continuous filaments, wherein substantially all of the filaments of the spun-bonded web are in bonding contact with the thermoplastic fibers of the fibrous webs.

Abstract: A nonwoven fabric having alternating stripes of high fiber density and low fiber density has fibers of at least one-half inch in length and fibers of less than one-half inch in length, preferably under one-fourth inch in length. The fabric is made in such a manner as to produce parallel twistless ribbon strands in the high fiber density areas containing both short and long fibers. The twistless ribbon strands are bridged together by the long fibers so as to form the nonwoven fabric. A majority of the bridging long fibers have at least a portion of their length included in adjacent twistless ribbon strands; said ribbon strands having at least one strand width space between said ribbon strands.

Abstract: A top-drive filling spindle for use in the manufacture of textile yarn is provided wherein the tapered tip thereof is of a through hardened steel material that would more readily resist wear caused by the driving action of the quill disposed thereon. A top-drive filling spindle having wear on the tapered tip thereof can advantageously be retipped by grinding the worn tip to a predetermined size; applying a sleeve of through hardened steel or the like thereover; securing the sleeve thereon; and, finally grinding the thusly secured sleeve to the standard taper for top-drive filling spindles. With the application of the through hardened sleeve, it is anticipated that spindle wear would not occur for perhaps six to twelve years or more -- a two to three fold increase over the life of spindles currently used by those skilled in the art.

Abstract: A single piece of high-tensile elastic adhesive tape which is die-cut in a particular manner so as to form a supportive device that is capable of limiting joint movement. The device comprises a sheet of a conformable, high-tensile, elastic, permanently tacky, pressure-sensitive adhesive tape material that has widthwise stretch but no lengthwise stretch, and is covered, on the adhesive portion thereof, with a sheet of release paper of the same size and shape. The device structure is such as to have a pair of flanging anchor wings on either end of an elongated piece of the adhesive material, and having a pair of angularly set anchor tabs positioned between the pairs of anchor wings. While the device can be stretched across its width at any point thereon, there is no stretch or dead stretch along the length thereof. This attribute serves as a basis for limiting specific joint movement.

Abstract: Nonwoven fabrics of improved abrasion resistance are produced by applying to a dry-laid fibrous web an aqueous dispersion of ultra-short fibers of 50 to 300 microns in length, said ultra-short fibers being coated with a polymeric binder and being suspended in an aqueous phase which is substantially free of binder. The dry-laid fibrous web may be bonded in a separate operation, optionally with a different polymeric binder and in a discontinuous pattern.

Abstract: A nonwoven fabric having alternating stripes of high fiber density and low fiber density is made in such a manner that substantially all of the fibers in the stripes of high fiber density are oriented in substantially one direction, for example the machine direction, while substantially all of the fibers in the adjacent stripes of low fiber density are oriented in a direction substantially normal to that direction. This phenomenon can be produced by passing a fluid-borne stream of discretely separated fibers over a set of finger-like striping bars that are disposed, equidistantly from each other, directly over a moving conveyor screen or by a set of impervious resist areas in the shape of bars, or the like, disposed directly on the moving screen.