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Granted Patent B2
US 8,671,476 · App. 12/025,975 · Granted Mar 18, 2014

Woven contoured bed sheet with elastomeric yarns

Inventors: Richard Stewart (Mason, OH); Saravan Muthanandam (Loveland, OH)
Assignee: Standard Textile Co., Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,671,476
App. No.
12/025,975
Granted
Mar 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bed sheet defined by a one-ply woven web of warp yarns and fill yarns having a top and a side panel depending from the top panel. The warp yarns extend in a warp direction through the top and side panel and the fill yarns extend in a fill direction through the top and the side panel. A plurality of fill yarns, warp yarns, or both are a non-spandex, non-core spun elastomeric yarn whereby the bed sheet is stretchable at least along the elastomeric yarns as a contoured bed sheet. In one example, the non-spandex, non-core spun elastomeric yarns are composed of elasterell-p.

Claims (27)

1. A textile article consisting essentially of a bed sheet defined by a one-ply woven web of warp yarns and fill yarns having a top panel and a side panel depending from the top panel, the warp yarns extending in a warp direction through the top panel and side panel and the fill yarns extending in a fill direction through the top panel and the side panel, a plurality of the fill yarns being a non-spandex, non-core spun elastomeric yarn whereby the bed sheet is stretchable at least along the elastomeric yarns as a contoured bed sheet.

2. The bed sheet of claim 1 wherein the elastomeric yarn includes an elastic, multifilament yarn.

3. The bed sheet of claim 1 wherein the elastomeric yarn includes a bi-component polyester textile fiber.

4. The bed sheet of claim 1 wherein the elastomeric yarn includes elasterell-p.

5. The bed sheet of claim 1 wherein at least one warp yarn includes a non-elastomeric yarn.

6. The bed sheet of claim 1 wherein the non-elastomeric yarn includes a natural fiber, a synthetic fiber, or combinations, and/or blends thereof.

7. The bed sheet of claim 1 wherein the fill direction of the woven fabric defines the length of the bed sheet.

8. The bed sheet of claim 1 wherein the elastomeric yarns comprise between about 5% to about 70% by weight of the bed sheet.

9. The bed sheet of claim 1 wherein the bed sheet is stretchable in the fill direction in a range of about 2% to about 50% of its unstretched length.

10. The bed sheet of claim 1 wherein substantially all fill yarns are elastomeric.

11. The bed sheet of claim 1 wherein the warp yarns are substantially void of elastomeric yarns.

12. A textile article consisting essentially of a bed sheet defined by a one-ply woven web of warp yarns and fill yarns having a top panel and a side panel depending from the top panel, the warp yarns extending in a warp direction through the top panel and side panel and the fill yarns extending in a fill direction through the top panel and the side panel, a plurality of warp yarns being a non-spandex, non-core spun elastomeric yarn whereby the bed sheet is stretchable at least along the elastomeric yarns as a contoured bed sheet.

13. The bed sheet of claim 12 wherein the elastomeric yarn includes an elastic, multifilament yarn.

14. The bed sheet of claim 12 wherein the elastomeric yarn includes a bi-component polyester textile fiber.

15. The bed sheet of claim 12 wherein the elastomeric yarn includes elasterell-p.

16. The bed sheet of claim 12 wherein at least one fill yarn includes a non-elastomeric yarn.

17. The bed sheet of claim 16 wherein the non-elastomeric yarn includes a natural fiber, a synthetic fiber, or combinations, and/or blends thereof.

18. The bed sheet of claim 12 wherein the warp direction of the woven fabric defines the length of the bed sheet.

19. The bed sheet of claim 12 wherein the elastomeric yarns comprise between about 5% to about 70% by weight of the bed sheet.

20. The bed sheet of claim 12 wherein the bed sheet is stretchable in the warp direction in a range of about 2% to about 50% of its unstretched length.

21. The bed sheet of claim 12 wherein substantially all warp yarns are elastomeric.

22. The bed sheet of claim 12 wherein the fill yarns are substantially void of elastomeric yarns.

23. A textile article consisting essentially of a bed sheet defined by a one-ply woven web of warp yarns and fill yarns having a top panel and a side panel depending from the top panel, the warp yarns extending in a warp direction through the top panel and side panel and the fill yarns extending in a fill direction through the top panel and the side panel, a plurality of warp yarns and fill yarns being a non-spandex, non-core spun elastomeric yarn whereby the bed sheet is stretchable at least along the elastomeric yarns as a contoured bed sheet.

24. The bed sheet of claim 23 wherein the elastomeric yarn includes elasterell-p.

25. The bed sheet of claim 23 wherein the fill direction of the woven fabric defines the length of the bed sheet.

26. The bed sheet of claim 23 wherein the elasterell-p yarns comprise between about 1% to about 100% by weight of the bed sheet.

27. The bed sheet of claim 23 wherein the bed sheet is stretchable in at least one direction in a range of about 2% to about 50% of its unstretched length.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2008
From: STEWART, RICHARD; MUTHANANDAM, SARAVAN
To: STANDARD TEXTILE CO., INC.
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Continuity (1)
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