FIRE RETARDANT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MAKING THE SAME

摘要

An apparatus for producing a textile product generally includes a feeding section for providing a starting material to facilitate producing a textile product derived from the starting material; a drafting section operably coupled to the feeding section for gripping, pulling, stretching and breaking at least one strand of the starting material into at least one continuous and cohesive network of an intermediate product; and a spinning section operably coupled to the drafting section for winding and twisting the at least one continuous and cohesive network of an intermediate product onto a removable receiving member to form the textile product; the feeding section, the drafting section, and the spinning section are configured to form the textile product in a continuous operation.

主权项

1. An apparatus for producing an intermediate for the production of goods, comprising:
a feeding component having at least one feeding element for providing a drafting component with at least one continuous precursor feeding material in a substantially flat, minimally twisted state; wherein said drafting component has a least one drafting element for converting said at least one continuous precursor feeding material into a continuous mass of a randomly arranged collection of minimally twisted wool-like structures; wherein said feeding component and said drafting component are integrated into a single unit for continuous operation; wherein said feeding component is adapted to receive at least one spool of a starting material for delivery to said at least one feeding element; wherein said feeding component provides a passive process for maintaining the feeding material in said substantially flat configuration, with a minimum twist that is no more than about double the twist of the starting material; wherein said feeding component, said drafting component and said spinning component are integrated into a single unit for providing a continuous operation; wherein the spinning component is configured to provide a twist count in the range of 100 to 1000 twists per meter; and wherein the starting material is selected from a group of starting materials consisting of filamentary materials and fibrous materials.