TEXTILE PRODUCTS MADE OF RECYCLED FIBERS

Abstract

Disclosed are textile products such as towels and peshtemals used in baths, spas, saunas, hotels, swimming pools and beaches. The textile products include pile yarn and warp yarn created by blending the cotton fiber produced by recycling textile wastes made of 100% cotton, with the polyester (RES) fiber produced by recycling plastic materials.

Claims

1. An environmentally friendly towel for use in baths, spas, saunas, hotels, swimming pools and beaches, characterized in that pile yarn used in weaving said towel comprises 50% recycled cotton fiber and 50% recycled PES fiber, and warp yarn used in weaving said towel comprises 60% recycled cotton fiber and 40% recycled PES fiber.

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7. A towel according to claim 1, characterized in that the yarn count of pile yarn is 30/2 OE and yarn count of warp yarn is 20/2 OE in order to increase water absorption capacity.

8. A towel according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises 60% recycled cotton fiber by weight and 40% recycled PES fiber.

9. An environmentally friendly peshtemal for use in baths, spas, saunas, hotels, swimming pools and beaches, characterized in that pile yarn used in weaving said peshtemal comprises 70% recycled cotton fiber, 30% recycled PES fiber, and warp yarn used in weaving said peshtemal comprises 60% recycled cotton fiber, 40% recycled PES fiber.

10. A peshtemal according to claim 9, characterized in that the yarn count of pile yarn is 16/1 OE and yarn count of warp yarn is 20/2 OE.

11. A peshtemal according to claim 9, characterized in that it comprises 67% recycled cotton fiber by weight and 33% recycled PES fiber by weight.

12. Packaging bag used in the packaging of the towels and peshtemals, characterized in that the yarn used in weaving said packaging bag comprises 60% recycled cotton fiber by weight and 40% recycled PES fiber by weight.

13. A packaging bag according to claim 12, characterized in that it comprises the cord woven with 100% recycled cotton/PES blend yarns to be used for closing the packaging bag.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0017] This detailed description describes the use of recycled fibers in the production of textile products such as towels, peshtemals used in baths, spas, saunas, hotels, swimming pools and beaches and of the packaging bags used in the packaging of the said products, only for the object of offering a better explanation on the invention and not to impose any limitations thereto.

[0018] The invention refers to the production of pile yarn and/or warp yarn used in weaving textile products such as towels and peshtemals by blending the cotton fiber produced by recycling textile wastes made of 100% cotton with polyester (PES) fiber produced by recycling plastic materials.

[0019] In this Method of Producing the Yarn Used in Weaving the Textile Products Such as Towels and Peshtemals as Well as the Packaging Bags Used in their Packaging that is the Subject of this Invention; [0020] High-tenacity recycled PES fibers produced from the plastic materials collected as waste is blended with recycled cotton fiber from the textile waste set aside as cuttings at the garment stage of the t-shirts made of 100% cotton and yarn is produced of various yarn counts and at various cotton PES blend ratios and the yarn that is produced is used as pile yarn and warp yarn in weaving the towels and peshtemals.

[0021] In the production of the pile yarn and the warp yarn used in weaving the textile products as towels and peshtemal that are the subject of this invention, the textile waste set aside as cuttings are subjected to color sorting process before the recycling process. This allows the weaving of products in desired colors and patterns without a need for additional pre-treatment or a dyeing process.

[0022] In the preferred configuration of the invention, weft yarn made of cotton is used in weaving the towels and peshtemals.

[0023] Pile Yarn Blend Used in the Production of Textile Products that are the Subject of the Invention

TABLE-US-00001 Usable Quantity Contents by Weight (%). Recycled cotton fiber 90-50 Recycled polyester (PES) fiber 50-10

[0024] Warp Yarn Blend Used in the Production of Textile Products that are the Subject of the Invention

TABLE-US-00002 Usable Quantity Contents by Weight (%). Recycled cotton fiber 70-50 Recycled polyester (PES) fiber 50-30

[0025] In order to produce towels and peshtemals at desired technical performance values and in desired patterns within the scope of the invention, weaving process is carried out after determining the cotton/PES blend ratio and yarn count of pile yarns and warp yarns.

[0026] Textile products such as towels and peshtemals used in baths, spas, saunas, hotels, swimming pools and beaches must be lightweight and have high water absorption capacity because of their area of use. While the cotton/PES blend ratio of the warp yarn and pile yarn used in weaving the said textile products affects the water absorption capacity of the products, yarn counts affect their weight.

[0027] Pile yarn comprising 70% recycled cotton fiber with yarn count of 16/1 OE and 30% recycled PES fiber along with warp yarn comprising 60% recycled cotton fiber with a yarn count of 20/2 OE and 40% recycled PES fiber are used in weaving towels. Weft yarn used in the production is made of cotton and has a yarn count of 16/1 OE. The towel whose weaving process has been completed comprises 68% recycled cotton fiber by weight and 32% recycled PES fiber by weight.

[0028] Pile yarn comprising 70% recycled cotton fiber with yarn count of 16/1 OE and 30% recycled PES fiber along with warp yarn comprising 60% recycled cotton fiber with a yarn count of 20/2 OE and 40% recycled PES fiber are used in weaving peshtemals. Weft yarn used in the production is made of cotton and has a yarn count of 16/1 OE. The peshtemal whose weaving process has been completed comprises 67% recycled cotton fiber by weight and 33% recycled PES fiber by weight.

[0029] The ratios of pile, warp and weft yarns used in weaving the towels and peshtemals that are the subject of the invention are given in Table 1.

TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 1 The ratios of pile, warp and weft yarns used in weaving the towels and peshtemals Product Pile yarn (%) Warp yarn (%) Weft yarn (%) Towel 60 20 20 Peshtemal 50 25 25

[0030] In the preferred configuration of the invention, pile and warp yarns of different yarn counts and cotton/PES blend ratios can also be used in weaving towels.

Example 1

[0031] The towel was woven using pile yarn comprising 70% recycled cotton fiber with yarn count of 12/1 OE and 30% recycled PES fiber, warp yarn comprising 60% recycled cotton fiber with a yarn count of 20/2 OE and 40% recycled PES fiber and weft yarn made of cotton with a yarn count of 16/1 OE. Percentage ratio of pile yarn, weft yarn and warp yarn used in the production is 70/15/15. The towel referred to in Example 1 comprises 68% recycled cotton fiber by weight and 32% recycled PES fiber.

Example 2

[0032] The towel was woven using pile yarn comprising 70% recycled cotton fiber with yarn count of 16/1 OE and 30% recycled PES fiber, warp yarn comprising 60% recycled cotton fiber with a yarn count of 20/2 OE and 40% recycled PES fiber and weft yarn made of cotton with a yarn count of 16/1 OE. Percentage ratio of pile yarn, weft yarn and warp yarn used in the production is 70/15/15. The towel referred to in Example 2 comprises 68% recycled cotton fiber by weight and 32% recycled PES fiber.

Example 3

[0033] The towel was woven using pile yarn comprising 50% recycled cotton fiber with yarn count of 30/2 OE and 50% recycled PES fiber, warp yarn comprising 60% recycled cotton fiber with a yarn count of 20/2 OE and 40% recycled PES fiber and weft yarn made of cotton with a yarn count of 16/1 OE. Percentage ratio of pile yarn, weft yarn and warp yarn used in the production is 70/15/15. The towel referred to in Example 3 comprises 60% recycled cotton fiber by weight and 40% recycled PES fiber.

[0034] Test results showed that the water absorption of the towel that is the subject of the invention was within the standard value range specified in ASTM D4772. Table-2 shows the water absorption of the towel that is the subject of the invention as per ASTM D4772.

TABLE-US-00004 TABLE-2 Water absorption test result of the towel that is the subject of the invention as per ASTM D4772 Water absorption rate (%) ASTM D4772 standard 60-80 Towel subject of the invention 60

[0035] In the preferred configuration of the invention, the packaging bag used in the packaging of the towels and peshtemals is woven with recycled yarn. The said yarn comprises 60% recycled cotton fiber by weight and 40% recycled PES fiber. In addition, items including the cord and the filling inside the cord used to close the packaging bag are produced from 100% recycled cotton/PES blend yarns that is the subject of this invention. Therefore, the packaging bag used to present the towel and peshtemal to consumers is 100% recycled.