Bryan Peeples

US Patent:

20060107880, May 25, 2006

Filed:

Oct 7, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/245056

Inventors:

Bryan Peeples - Dalton GA, US

International Classification:

D05C 15/30
D05C 15/20

US Classification:

112080410, 112080400

Abstract:

In a needle tufting operation in which at least one needle is caused to penetrate a backing material and tuft synthetic yarn therethrough to form a surface thereon comprising the synthetic yarn, the improvement comprising delivering a plurality of synthetic yarns of differing texture to the same needle for simultaneous insertion through the backing material such that the tuft formed thereby comprises the plurality of yarns of differing texture and the articles produced thereby.