Inventors:
Charles A. Thomas - Charlotte NC
Clifton A. Perry - Charlotte NC
Richard O. Tucker - Oakboro NC
Assignee:
CNA Holdings, Inc. - Summit NJ
International Classification:
B27N 900
US Classification:
442181, 169 45, 169 46, 169 47, 169 48, 169 49, 169 50, 442208, 442209, 442213, 442215, 442301, 442302, 428920, 428921
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a textile fabric. This fabric is particularly well suited for use as the outer shell fabric of a firefighters garment. The fabric is a woven fabric of spun yarns and multi-filament yarns. The spun yarn includes a first staple being a polymer selected from the group consisting of PBI or PBO or melamine formaldehyde, and a second staple being an aramid polymer. The multi-filament yarn includes an aramid filament.