(under subclass 103) Method or apparatus wherein the rearrangement of the component members of nonwoven textile article or structure is accomplished by means of a gaseous or liquid stream which impinges against and penetrates the surface of the textile article or structure to either a) merely effect entangling and interlocking of the component members, or b) to spread or separate the component members to form a permanent aperture through the textile article or structure.
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106, for forming perforations in a nonwoven textile article or structure by other than fluid jet means.
107+, for needling a nonwoven textile article or structure by other than fluid jet means.
271+, for fluid jet texturing of a running length of thread.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
26, Textiles: Cloth Finishing, 1, for methods of and apparatus for needling or perforating cloth.
83, Cutting, appropriate subclass for methods and apparatus of penetrating or cutting work in a manner not provided for elsewhere by application of a fluid current thereto.
239, Fluid Sprinkling, Spraying, and Diffusing, appropriate subclass for specific nozzle structure.
427, Coating Processes,
289+, for a coating step combined with cutting, holing, or severing of the base material to remove a portion thereof.
