Textile substrates for image printing

Abstract

A textile coated with a coating having cationic and repellant properties, thereby accepting an image thereon more readily.

1 - 64 . (canceled)  
   
   
       65 . A method comprising the steps of: 
 applying a coating to at least a first side of a textile, said coating having cationic and repellant properties;    applying an image to the first side of the textile with the coating thereon.    
   
   
       66 . The method according to  claim 65 , wherein said step of applying a coating includes applying the coating to the textile in an aqueous form.  
   
   
       67 . The method according to  claim 66 , wherein said step of applying the coating further includes dipping the textile into the aqueous form of the coating.  
   
   
       68 . The method according to  claim 66 , further including the step of squeezing the textile between rollers after the step of applying the coating and prior to the step of applying the image.  
   
   
       69 . The method according to  claim 66 , further including the step of drying the textile after the step of applying the coating and prior to the step of applying the image.  
   
   
       70 . The method according to  claim 65 , wherein said step of applying the image includes applying the image with digital printing.  
   
   
       71 . The method according to  claim 65 , wherein said step of applying the image includes applying the image with an ink jet printer.  
   
   
       72 . (canceled)  
   
   
       73 . A device comprising a textile with an image thereon, the image having a color intensity of greater than 60.7 for the color red.  
   
   
       74 . A device comprising a textile with an image thereon, the image having a color intensity of greater than 56.7 for the color yellow.  
   
   
       75 . A device comprising a textile with an image thereon, the image having a color intensity of greater than 56.3 for the color blue.  
   
   
       76 . A device comprising a woven textile with an image thereon, the image having an acuity ratio of about 1 in the warp direction of said textile.  
   
   
       77 . A device comprising a woven textile with an image thereon, the image having an acuity ratio of between about 1 and about 1.3 in the fill direction of said textile.