Process and apparatus for the continuous treatment of textile material in rope form

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Abstract of the disclosure: The crease displacement and the achievable dilution factor in the conventional continuous pretreatment or aftertreatment operations of fabric ropes with liquid means in rope washers are not adequate and consequently, the water consumption necessary for satisfactory results is too high. To date the existing problems can only be solved with squeeze rollers which, however have an ad-, verse effect on the goods. According to the invention the textile rope is now introduced into a treatment store of a liquid-operated jet apparatus, is subjected to the action of the treatment liquor, is then carried along by a steam- or more generally gas-operated jet arrangement and …