Woven texturized filament bed blanket

Abstract

A bed blanket ( 10 ) is formed from yarns ( 22, 24 ) having filaments ( 26 ) comprised of a material having a specific gravity of not more than about 1, such as polypropylene. The yarns may be air textured, such as by core-and-effect or parallel methods. The woven blankets exhibit high heat retention and have a low density and an excellent hand. These blankets are suitable for hospital and hospitality industry use.

1 . A woven bedding product comprising: 
 a bed blanket including a plurality of warp yarns and a plurality of filling yarns woven together, at least one of the yarns including a textured synthetic continuous filament comprising material having a specific gravity of not more than about 1.0.    
   
   
       2 . The woven bedding product claimed in  claim 1  wherein said at least one yarn being one of the warp yarns.  
   
   
       3 . The woven bedding product claimed in  claim 1  wherein said at least one yarn being one of the filling yarns.  
   
   
       4 . The woven bedding product claimed in  claim 1  wherein the warp and filling yarns are both formed from said at least one yarn.  
   
   
       5 . The woven bedding product claimed in  claim 1  wherein said at least one yarn is a plied yarn.  
   
   
       6 . The woven bedding product claimed in  claim 1  wherein said at least one yarn is an air textured yarn.  
   
   
       7 . The woven bedding product claimed in  claim 6  wherein the at least one yarn is a core-and-effect air textured yarn.  
   
   
       8 . The woven bedding product claimed in  claim 6  wherein the at least one yarn is parallel air textured yarn.  
   
   
       9 . The woven bedding product claimed in  claim 6  wherein said yarn is formed from polypropylene filaments.  
   
   
       10 . The woven bedding product claimed in  claim 1  further comprising a second yarn, said second yarn selected from the group consisting essentially of wool, cotton, rayon, polyester, and acrylic.  
   
   
       11 . The woven bedding product claimed in  claim 1  wherein said bed product has a 2/2 twill pattern.  
   
   
       12 . The woven bedding product claimed in  claim 1  wherein said warp yarns and said filling yarns are air textured yarns.  
   
   
       13 . The woven bedding product claimed in  claim 12  wherein said air textured yarns are core-and-effect air textured yarns.  
   
   
       14 . The woven bedding product claimed in  claim 12  wherein said air textured yarns are parallel air textured yarns.  
   
   
       15 . A woven bedding product comprising a bed blanket including a plurality of continuous filament yarns wherein said yarns are air textured and wherein filaments of said yarns are polypropylene.  
   
   
       16 . The woven bedding product claimed in  claim 15  wherein said yarns are core-and-effect air textured.  
   
   
       17 . The woven bedding product claimed in  claim 15  wherein said yarns are parallel air textured.  
   
   
       18 . A woven bedding product, comprising: 
 a bed blanket including a plurality of warp yarns each including textured synthetic continuous filament yarns and a plurality of filling yarns each including textured synthetic continuous filament yarns, the warp and filling yarns being woven together, the textured synthetic continuous filaments each comprising material having a specific gravity of not more than about 1.0.    
   
   
       19 . The woven bedding product of  claim 18 , each of the textured synthetic continuous filament yarns being air textured filament yarns.  
   
   
       20 . The woven bedding product of  claim 18 , each of the textured synthetic continuous filament yarns being core-and-effect air textured filament yarns.  
   
   
       21 . The woven bedding product of  claim 18 , each of the textured synthetic continuous filament yarns being parallel air textured filament yarns.  
   
   
       22 . The woven bedding product of  claim 18  wherein the material is polypropylene.  
   
   
       23 . The woven bedding product of  claim 18 , the plurality of warp yarns and the plurality of filling yarns being woven together to define a 2/2 twill pattern of the bed blanket.  
   
   
       24 . A woven bedding product, comprising: 
 a bed blanket including a plurality of warp yarns and a plurality of filling yarns woven together, at least one of the yarns being an air textured synthetic continuous multifilament, at least one filament of the air textured synthetic continuous multifilament comprising material having a specific gravity of not more than about 1.0.    
   
   
       25 . The woven bedding product of  claim 24  wherein the material includes polypropylene.  
   
   
       26 . The woven bedding product of  claim 24 , the plurality of warp yarns and the plurality of filling yarns being woven together to define a 2/2 twill pattern of the bed blanket.