Laminate precursors are prepared by applying an aqueous foamed opacifying composition to a non-woven fabric, drying, optionally applying an anti-blocking material to the dried aqueous foamed opacifying composition, and densifying the dry foamed opacifying layer so that it will have a thickness that is at least 20% less than its thickness before densifying. Each laminate precursor is rolled up for immediate or later use to make laminate decorative articles when the unrolled laminate precursor is laminated with back side of a decorative fabric. The applied aqueous foamed opacifying composition has 35%-70% solids and a foam density of 0.1-0.5 g/cm.sup.3. It is composed of (a) porous particles, (b) a binder material, (c) two or more additives comprising at least one foaming surfactant and at least one foam stabilizer, (d) an aqueous medium, and (e) an opacifying colorant that absorbs electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of 380-800 nm.

A textile component includes a yarn which includes a thermoplastic material. A blowing agent with at least activation condition is included into the textile, either by inclusion in the yarn or impregnating in the textile after forming an un-foamed textile. Upon triggering the activation condition of the blowing agent, the blowing agent introduces a plurality of cavities, i.e. cells, into the thermoplastic material. The textile then comprises a multicellular foam area of the textile wherein the multicellular foamed area comprises a multicellular foam surrounding a core yarn. The textile, in either its un-foamed or foamed condition, can be incorporated into a variety of articles, such as an article of footwear.

An article, such as an article of footwear includes, a textile component. The textile component includes a yarn. The yarn includes a thermoplastic material and a blowing agent with an activation condition. Upon triggering the activation condition of the blowing agent, the blowing agent introduces a plurality of cavities, i.e. cells, into the thermoplastic material, creating a multicellular foam area of the textile.

A knitted component may include a first area, where the first area includes a plurality of knit loops comprising a first yarn. The knitted component may also include a second yarn at least partially inlaid within the first area of the knitted component such that the second yarn extends between at least a first loop and a second loop of the plurality of knit loops. The second yarn may have a foamable material comprising a blowing agent and a thermoplastic polymer.

A foamed, opacifying element has a substrate with opposing planar surfaces and a foamed opacifying layer disposed on one opposing surface. The foamed opacifying layer contains (a) 0.1-80 weight % of nonporous polymeric particles; (b) 10-80 weight % of a matrix material derived from a (b) binder material having a glass transition temperature of less than 40 C.; (c) 0.0001-50 weight % of certain additives; (d) less than 5 weight % of water; and (e) at least 0.002 weight % of an opacifying colorant different from all of the (c) additives. Foamable and foamed aqueous compositions can be used to provide these foamed, opacifying elements for use as light-blocking window shades, curtains, or other materials. These light-blocking articles can also have a printable outer surface that accepts ink for making printed images that are not observable from the opposite surface.

A flame-retarding composition in the form of a homogeneous powder comprises a carbonaceous component at least partly functionalized with phosphate groups; and an ammonium phosphate compound. The invention also relates to a method for the production of such a composition, to a fire-retarding mixture in the form of a polymer dispersion comprising the powder composition and a water-based polymer emulsion, and to a method for treating a fabric comprising a step of applying a fire-retarding mixture comprising the composition onto a surface of the fabric and a step for heat treatment of the fabric.

A flame-retarding composition in the form of a homogeneous powder comprises a carbonaceous component at least partly functionalized with phosphate groups; and an ammonium phosphate compound. The invention also relates to a method for the production of such a composition, to a fire-retarding mixture in the form of a polymer dispersion comprising the powder composition and a water-based polymer emulsion, and to a method for treating a fabric comprising a step of applying a fire-retarding mixture comprising the composition onto a surface of the fabric and a step for heat treatment of the fabric.

A method to manufacture a (recyclable) polyester textile product is disclosed which includes providing a first polyester sheet, stitching polyester yarns through the first sheet to form a pile on a first surface of the first sheet, the pile extending from this first surface, and to form loops of the yarns at an opposing second surface of the first sheet, applying a first quantity of a dispersion including an aqueous dispersion medium and polyester particles dispersed in the medium, to the second surface of the first sheet, thereafter removing the aqueous dispersion medium from the said quantity of the aqueous dispersion, heating the polyester particles to above a temperature at which the polyester of these particles softens, and subsequently cooling the polyester of the particles to below a temperature at which this polyester solidifies to therewith interconnect the loops and the first sheet with the solidified polyester.

A method to manufacture a (recyclable) polyester textile product is disclosed which includes providing a first polyester sheet, stitching polyester yarns through the first sheet to form a pile on a first surface of the first sheet, the pile extending from this first surface, and to form loops of the yarns at an opposing second surface of the first sheet, applying a first quantity of a dispersion including an aqueous dispersion medium and polyester particles dispersed in the medium, to the second surface of the first sheet, thereafter removing the aqueous dispersion medium from the said quantity of the aqueous dispersion, heating the polyester particles to above a temperature at which the polyester of these particles softens, and subsequently cooling the polyester of the particles to below a temperature at which this polyester solidifies to therewith interconnect the loops and the first sheet with the solidified polyester.

An object of this invention is to provide a coated fabric for airbags that achieves sufficient heat resistance without relying on the amount or type of resin in a coating layer.

Provided is a coated fabric for airbags, comprising a coating layer disposed on at least one surface of a woven fabric directly or with one or more other layers interposed therebetween, the coating layer containing a thermally responsive foaming agent.