Kenneth Lee Hendrix

US Patent:

49578049, Sep 18, 1990

Filed:

Oct 14, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/257991

Inventors:

Kenneth L. Hendrix - Trinity NC
Carl K. Rogers - High Point NC

Assignee:

Hendrix Batting Company - High Point NC

International Classification:

B32B 508
B32B 526
B68G 500

US Classification:

428212

Abstract:

Hollow polyester fibers are blended with sheath/core binder fibers and bonded together in a ratio of 80 to 18 to form a support cushion. Several layers may be laminated together, the denier of the polyester fibers in at least some of the layers varying from the denier of the polyester fibers in other layers. For this purpose, the deniers of the polyester in the various layers are selected from the range including 4 to 40.

US Patent:

50615386, Oct 29, 1991

Filed:

Sep 18, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/584472

Inventors:

Kenneth L. Hendrix - Trinity NC
Carl K. Rogers - High Point NC

Assignee:

Hendrix Batting Co. - High Point NC

International Classification:

B32B 508
B32B 512
B32B 526
B68G 500

US Classification:

428 74

Abstract:

Hollow polyester fibers are blended with sheath/core binder fibers and bonded together in a ratio of 80 to 18 to form a support cushion. Several layers may be laminated together. The denier of the polyester fibers in at least some of the layers may vary from the denier of the polyester fibers in other layers. For this purpose, the deniers of the polyester in the various layers are selected from the range including 4 to 40. The polyester in at least some layers, perferably the outermost layers, are slickened. In an alternative approach, there is provided a wrapping of the outermost layers formed of unbonded polyester fibers.