(under subclass 172) Method or apparatus for applying a gas or liquid to a sheet of warp threads to condition the same.
(1) Note. Devices or processes for applying a sizing or dyeing compound to a warp sheet will be found herein.
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112, for needling combined with conditioning of a nonwoven fabric or a component thereof.
122, for compressive manipulation combined with conditioning of a nonwoven fabric or a component thereof.
167, for fluid treatment of a thread interlaced article or fabric in a manner not provided for elsewhere.
246, for spaced, differentially driven thread stretching apparatus having intermediate conditioning means. 261, for knife edge texturing of a running length of thread combined with additional conditioning.
265, for stuffier box type texturing of a running length of thread combined with additional conditioning.
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8, Bleaching and Dyeing; Fluid Treatment and Chemical Modification of Textiles and Fibers, appropriate subclass for processes of contacting thread with a fluid to treat or chemically modify the same.
68, Textiles: Fluid Treating Apparatus, appropriate subclass for apparatus for contacting a textile product with a gas or liquid in a manner not provided for elsewhere.
118, Coating Apparatus, appropriate subclass for means for applying a coating material to a base.
427, Coating Processes, appropriate subclass for methods of applying a coating material to a base.
