Danny M Freeman

US Patent:

42649935, May 5, 1981

Filed:

Jul 7, 1978

Appl. No.:

5/922539

Inventors:

Danny M. Freeman - Dalton GA
Milton M. Knight - Calhoun GA
Clarence M. Payton - Adairsville GA
Robert S. Simpson - Calhoun GA
Howard B. Smith - Calhoun GA

Assignee:

Calhoun Yarn Services, Inc. - Calhoun GA

International Classification:

D06B 520

US Classification:

8149

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for the space dyeing of yarn while the yarn is in the form of a loosely gathered package, such as a conventional yarn skein, and which includes injecting an atomized spray of dye and air at a plurality of spaced apart locations in the package, and such that the dye contacts only a portion of the yarn. The resulting yarn is characterized by essentially random and relatively short colorband lengths, which avoid the formation of unsightly streaks or "chevrons" on the face of a fabric formed from the yarn.