EP-4025730-B1 - TEXTILE PRODUCTS MADE OF RECYCLED FIBERS

Inventors

• USTA, Özgür
• MUHARREM, Kevser Ceren

Dates

Publication Date

20260506

Application Date

20200904

Claims (2)

1. A towel comprising pile yarn and warp yarn created by blending cotton fiber produced by recycling textile wastes made of 100% cotton with polyester (PES) fiber produced by recycling plastic materials, wherein said pile yarn comprises 90-50% recycled cotton fiber by weight and 50-10% recycled PES fiber by weight and said warp yarn comprises 70-50% recycled cotton fiber by weight and 50-30% recycled PES fiber by weight, wherein weft yarn made of cotton is used in weaving the towel and wherein the towel comprises 68% recycled cotton fiber by weight and 32% recycled PES fiber by weight.
2. A peshtemal comprising pile yarn and warp yarn created by blending cotton fiber produced by recycling textile wastes made of 100% cotton with polyester (PES) fiber produced by recycling plastic materials, wherein said pile yarn comprises 90-50% recycled cotton fiber by weight and 50-10% recycled PES fiber by weight and said warp yarn comprises 70-50% recycled cotton fiber by weight and 50-30% recycled PES fiber by weight, wherein weft yarn made of cotton is used in weaving the peshtemal and wherein the peshtemal comprises 67% recycled cotton fiber by weight and 33% recycled PES fiber by weight.

Description

Technical Field The invention refers to the use of recycled fibers in the production of textile products such as towels, peshtemals used in baths, spas, saunas, hotels, swimming pools and beaches. Prior Art In parallel with the growing number of environmentally friendly activities in recent years, the preference of the consumers has shifted towards more natural products in a wide range of items from food to textile. With the growing environmental awareness, not only the aesthetic qualities of products, but also the positive and negative effects of the raw materials used in their production, play a significant role in the demands and preferences of the consumers. Today, cellulosic materials such as cotton fiber are frequently used in the production of towels. To produce ready textile material from cellulosic materials, after cotton fiber is spun to make yarn and the woven or knit fabric is produced, several processes and stages must be carried out such as pre-treatment, which involves the steps of desizing, hydrophilization and bleaching, as well as dyeing and finishing. Therefore, ways are sought to develop alternative methods that are more nature compatible in comparison to all the above processes. Among the applications that studies are conducted, is notably the use of nature friendly materials or the use of recycled raw materials that are waste products of the textile industry, in pre-treatment, dyeing processes carried out in the production of towels. In the prior art, the garment waste created in the production of apparel products and considered as cuttings are not disposed of but made into various semi-finished and finished goods through different recycling methods in order to be used in many sectors. In the patent application numbered US5471720A, one of the applications that cover the recycling of textile wastes, the recycling method of denim wastes is described as blending the fiber from the pre-consumer and/or post-consumer denim wastes with long fibers and spinning it to be used as weft yarn, warp yarn or knitting yarn. This is followed by the production of the fabric using these yarns. The invention numbered TR 2015 02630 refers to a lining fabric used in the furniture industry and comprises a weft yarn produced from textile wastes. The said weft yarn is produced in a series of process stages that involve collecting textile wastes made up of fabric scraps, cutting these collected textile wastes into small pieces, turning these small pieces of textile waste into degenerated cotton, combing this cotton in the form of stripes, flattening the stripe-shaped cotton and finally spinning the flattened cotton in the desired thickness on a pirn. US 4,726,400 discloses a textile product with warp, weft, and pile yarns. The yarns can be blends of cotton and polyester. Warp and weft can be made of a suitable material, and the pile can be made of the same or a different material. Any yarn combination is possible. From US 2009/0173055 A1 it is known to produce yarns by blending fibers, made from recycled cotton fibers and polyester (PES) fibers. The PES fibers can be made from recycled polyethylene terephthalate. In a yarn produced by blending cotton and PES fibers, the proportion of recycled cotton fibers is preferably higher than the proportion of recycled PES fibers. For example, the yarn can contain 65-70% recycled cotton fibers. In current applications, fibers produced by recycling textile wastes are used by blending them with at least one synthetic or regenerated cellulose fiber or conventional cotton. Therefore, the contribution of these products to the preservation of the environment is below the expected level. In addition, said products require the application of pre-treatment and dyeing processes after weaving. In conclusion, due to the above issues and deficiencies, a novelty was needed in the said technical field. Object of the Invention This invention refers to textile products made of recycled fibers, which meets the above requirements, eliminates the disadvantages and offers additional advantages. The main object of the invention is to use recycled fibers in the production of textile products such as towels, peshtemals used in baths, spas, saunas, hotels, swimming pools and beaches. The object of the invention is to enable the use of yarn from textile wastes and plastic products in the production of textile products such as towels and peshtemals. The object of the invention is to make use of yarn from waste textile scraps and plastic products to produce more environmentally friendly and affordable products. The object of the invention is to make use of yarn from waste textile scraps and plastic products to produce towels and peshtemals that have high stability after washing, increased wet and dry fastness, are capable of drying quickly and come in a wide selection of colors. One object of the invention is to eliminate the need for the use of dyes and chemical. For the achievement of the above ob