Apparatus and method of making two component fibers or continuous filaments using flexible tube inserts

摘要

A method of forming a fiber or continuous filament from two fiber components which includes the steps of positioning a first plate having first openings adjacent a second plate having second openings, positioning flexible tube members to be in communication with the first openings and to extend into the second openings, causing the flexible tube members to flex to accommodate any axial misalignment between the first and second openings, and creating flow paths of first and second fiber components to form the fiber or continuous filament.