(under subclass 159) Method or apparatus wherein the upright or upstanding pile surface of the thread interlaced textile structure is either created or further enhanced by an abrading, brushing or combing operation.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
112+, for subsequent treatment of a needled, nonwoven textile article or structure, inclusive of napping or teasing.
122+, for subsequent treatment of a compressively manipulated nonwoven textile article or structure, inclusive of napping or teasing.
219, for napping or teasing a running length of thread.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
26, Textiles: Cloth Finishing, 29+, for the production of a pile in an already fabricated textile product by napping.
