(under subclass 165) Method or apparatus wherein the treatment involves a preparatory conditioning of a component member of the textile structure prior to the interlacing operation.
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112, for pretreatment of a component member of a nonwoven textile article or structure prior to a needling operation.
122, for pretreatment of a component member of a nonwoven textile article or structure prior to a compressive manipulation operation.
217+, for the conditioning of thread, per se.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
66, Textiles: Knitting, 125+, for knitting machines having additional means to pretreat the threads or yarn used in said machine.