Textile Products Comprising Natural Down and Fibrous Materials

Abstract

A textile product and a method for manufacturing thereof are discussed. The textile product comprises about 5-95% natural down clusters by weight and about 95-5% of a secondary fiber material by weight. The method for manufacturing the textile product includes opening a fiber material, adding natural down clusters to the fiber material, mixing the fiber material with the natural down clusters to form a homogeneous mixture, and filling the textile product with the homogeneous mixture.

1 . A textile product comprising about 5-95% natural down clusters by weight and about 95-5% of a fiber material by weight. 
     
     
         2 . The textile product of  claim 1 , wherein the fiber material comprises at least one of natural, synthetic, and regenerated fiber material. 
     
     
         3 . The textile product of  claim 2 , wherein the fiber material comprises at least one of polyester, silk, wool, rayon, cotton, acrylic fibers, and polyethylene. 
     
     
         4 . The textile product of  claim 1 , wherein the specific gravity of the fiber material is within 45% of the specific gravity of the natural down clusters. 
     
     
         5 . The textile product of  claim 1 , wherein the natural down clusters have cling or tiny hooks formed on filaments of the down clusters to form a homogenous mixture. 
     
     
         6 . The textile product of  claim 1 , wherein the textile product is a pillow, a comforter, or a mattress pad. 
     
     
         7 . The textile product of  claim 2 , wherein the synthetic fiber material comprises recycled fibers. 
     
     
         8 . The textile product of  claim 1 , wherein the natural down clusters comprise at least one of white and grey down. 
     
     
         9 . The textile product of  claim 1 , wherein the natural down clusters comprise 10-90% animal feather by weight. 
     
     
         10 . The textile product of  claim 6 , further comprising an outer fabric or shell to contain the mixture of the natural down clusters and the fiber material, wherein the outer fabric or shell comprises down proof material as defined by International Down and Feather Testing Laboratory (IDFL). 
     
     
         11 . A method for manufacturing a textile product, the method comprising:
 opening a fiber material;   adding natural down clusters to the fiber material;   mixing the fiber material with the natural down clusters to form a homogeneous mixture; and   filling the textile product with the homogeneous mixture.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the specific gravity of the fiber material is within 45% of the specific gravity of the natural down clusters. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising the step of:
 cutting the fiber material to a predetermined length prior to mixing the fiber material with the natural down clusters, wherein the predetermined length is determined based on the diameter of the natural down clusters.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the adding step further comprises:
 adding about 5-95% natural down clusters by weight to about 95-5% of the fiber material by weight.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the specific gravity of the fiber material is within 45% of the specific gravity of the natural down clusters. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the textile product is a pillow, a comforter, or a mattress pad. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the fiber material comprises at least one of natural, synthetic, and regenerated fiber material. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the fiber material comprises at least one of polyester, silk, wool, rayon, cotton, acrylic fibers, and polyethylene. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the synthetic fiber material comprises recycled fibers. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the natural down clusters comprise at least one of white and grey down. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the natural down clusters comprise 10-90% animal feather by weight. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the natural down clusters have cling or tiny hooks formed on filaments of the down clusters to form the homogenous mixture. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 providing an outer fabric or shell to contain the mixture of the natural down clusters and the fiber material, wherein the outer fabric or shell comprises down proof material as defined by International Down and Feather Testing Laboratory (IDFL).   
     
     
         24 . A textile product comprising about 5-95% natural down clusters by weight and about 95-5% of a fiber material by weight, wherein the specific gravity of the secondary fiber material is within 45% of the specific gravity of the natural down clusters, and wherein the fill power of the natural down clusters is at least 500 or higher.