Siliconized synthetic filament yarn

Abstract

The invention provides a yarn that includes a plurality of synthetic filament plies bundled together in the form of a yarn strand, which is siliconized. Articles comprising the inventive yarn, and methods of making the inventive yarn are also provided.

1 . A yarn comprising a plurality of synthetic filament plies bundled together in the form of a yarn strand, wherein the yarn strand is a siliconized strand. 
     
     
         2 . The yarn according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of synthetic filament plies comprises filaments having a denier of less than 5.0. 
     
     
         3 . The yarn according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of synthetic filament plies comprises filaments having a denier of less than 1.0. 
     
     
         4 . The yarn according to  claim 1 , wherein the synthetic filament plies comprise one or more of polyester filaments, nylon filaments, and acrylic filaments. 
     
     
         5 . The yarn according to  claim 1 , wherein the synthetic filament plies are polyester filaments. 
     
     
         6 . The yarn according to  claim 5 , wherein the polyester is polyethylene terephthalate. 
     
     
         7 . The yarn according to  claim 1 , wherein all fiber present in the yarn consists of filament plies. 
     
     
         8 . The yarn according to  claim 1 , wherein all fiber present in the yarn consists of the same fiber composition. 
     
     
         9 . The yarn according to  claim 1 , wherein the yarn is a texturized yarn. 
     
     
         10 . An article comprising the yarn according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         11 . The article according to  claim 10 , wherein the article is an article of clothing. 
     
     
         12 . The article according to  claim 11 , wherein the article is a sock. 
     
     
         13 . A method of making a yarn according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 melt spinning a synthetic composition to form a non-siliconized synthetic filament;   bundling a plurality of non-siliconized synthetic filament plies, thereby forming a yarn strand; and   siliconizing the yarn strand.   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13 , additionally comprising texturizing the yarn. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein said texturizing is performed after forming the yarn strand but before siliconizing the yarn strand.