Stain resistant interlining for clothing

Abstract

Garments and garment parts having soil and stain resistant and / or release properties, and methods for producing the same. An interlining of a garment is treated with a stain-resistant and / or stain-release coating and is located between two layers of the garment fabric. The interlining effectively repels soil and stains so that they are not trapped between the layers of the collar. The interlining also allows any soil and stains that do get absorbed by the interlining to be easily released when the garment is washed, thereby preventing “ring around the collar” (as well as stains in other areas) from forming on the garment.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 731,910, filed Oct. 31, 2005, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates to garments and garment parts having soil and stain resistant and / or stain release properties, and to methods for producing the same. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003]“Ring around the collar” is a common problem with men's and women's shirts and other garments. Frequent wear of a garment will result in accumulation and absorption of body oils, perspiration, dirt and other contaminants, specifically around the collar and cuff of a shirt or around the waist band of trousers. Absorption of these contaminants results in unsightly stains that are visible along the inner surface of the neck bands, collars, plackets, cuffs, waist bands and other parts of garments. [0004] The age old remedy of trying to remove the stain by ...

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Benefits of technology

[0009] The present invention relates to garments and garment parts having soil and stain resistant and / or release properties, and to methods for producing the same. The soil and stain resistant and / or release properties may be provided by Oxford Industries' Ring Free™ process, which is applied to the interlinings and preferably, but not necessarily, the garment fabrics themselves such that a finished garment made with such interlinings and garment fabric will resist soiling and staining and / or release accumulated soil and stains when washed.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment, the interlining of a garment is first treated with a stain-resistant and / or stain-release coating and then positioned between two layers of the garment fabric. A particularly preferable stain-resistant and / or stain-release coating is the fluorinated polymer Teflon™. The treated interlining can be affixed in the garment in any suitable manner to ensure its retention therein. For example, the interlining may be woven between the two layers of the garment fabric or can be fused between the two layers of garment fabric with an adhesive, such as a polyethylene adhesive. In one example, a treated interlining is sewn between inner and outer layers of a shirt collar. The interlining effectively repels soil and stains so that they are not trapped between the layers of the collar. The interlining also allows any soil and stains that do get absorbed by the interlining to be easily released when the garment is washed, thereby preventing “ring around the collar” from forming on the garment.

Problems solved by technology

“Ring around the collar” is a common problem with men's and women's shirts and other garments.

Frequent wear of a garment will result in accumulation and absorption of body oils, perspiration, dirt and other contaminants, specifically around the collar and cuff of a shirt or around the waist band of trousers.

Absorption of these contaminants results in unsightly stains that are visible along the inner surface of the neck bands, collars, plackets, cuffs, waist bands and other parts of garments.

The age old remedy of trying to remove the stain by spraying, rubbing or soaking it prior to washing has had limited success—the stain cannot always be removed through these methods.

The major disadvantage of these liners is that they do not provide permanent soil and stain resistant and / or release properties.

They require constant maintenance to remove old liners and insert new ones, the liners themselves show unsightly stains as they are soiled from use, and a supply of new liners must be purchased and maintained as replacements.

Moreover, these treatment processes do not prevent soil and stains from being trapped within the layers of fabric in the neck band, collar, cuff, placket or other garment parts.

These processes have thus been ineffective in preventing “ring around the collar” from forming on the these garment parts.

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