CARPET YARNS AND CARPETS WITH IMPROVED BALANCE OF NEWNESS RETENTION AND BULK

摘要

Bulked continuous filament carpet yarns having high levels of bulk aredisclosed. When ply-twisted together at unusuallyhigh twist levels and tufted into carpets, such yarns produce cut-pile carpetshaving a superior balance of carpet bulk and new-ness retention when compared to carpets of identical construction made withyarns having conventional levels of yarn bulk and/or twist.