Fire resistant fabrics

Abstract

Mattress .Iadd.and upholstery .Iaddend.fabrics or the like rendered fire-resistant by coating the underside with a polymeric binder having dispersed therein from 30-60% by weight of a flake- or leaf-shaped heat conductive material selected from the group consisting of aluminum and graphite of from 50-400 mesh.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A fire retardant textile product comprising a mattress batting assembly which is normally susceptible to burning by a cigarette and a fire retardant fabric positioned on said batting assembly to retard burning thereof, said fabric having a heat conductive coating on its underside adjacent to and in contact with said assembly, said coating comprising a flexible, film-forming polymeric binder having dispersed therein from 30-60% by weight of a flake- or leaf-shaped heat conductive material selected from the group consisting of aluminum and graphite of from 50-400 mesh, the weight of the coating being at least about 2 ounces per square yard of fabric and the amount and size of said heat conductive material and the thickness of said coating being sufficient to carry away the heat of a cigarette falling or placed on the topside of said fabric so as to avoid burning or substantial charring of said assembly. 
     
     
       2. A fire retardant textile product as claimed in claim 1 wherein the fabric is mattress ticking and the assembly is mattress batting. 
     
     
       3. A fire retardant textile product according to claim 1 wherein the fabric is a mattress pad or cover and the assembly is a mattress. 
     
     
       4. The textile product of claim 1 wherein the coating comprises about 100-mesh aluminum filler in a vinyl binder, the dried coating weighing about 2-7 ounces per square yard of fabric and containing about 45% by weight aluminum. 
     
     
       5. The textile product of claim 1 wherein the coating comprises conductive graphite in a vinyl binder, the dried coating weighing from 4-4.5 ounces per square yard of fabric. 
     
     
       6. The textile product of claim 1 wherein the heat conductive material is a mixture of aluminum and graphite. 
     
     
       7. The textile product of claim 1 wherein the binder is a film-forming addition polymer of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers such as a vinyl polymer or an acrylic polymer, or a flexible polyurethane. 
     
     
       8. The textile of claim 7 wherein the binder is a member selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride copolymer, polyvinyl chloride homopolymer, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, and self-crosslinking acrylic polymer. .Iadd. 9. A fire retardant textile product comprising an upholstery batting assembly which is normally susceptible to burning by a cigarette and a fire retardant fabric positioned on said batting assembly to retard burning thereof, said fabric having a heat conductive coating on its underside adjacent to and in contact with said assembly, said coating comprising a flexible, film-forming polymeric binder having dispersed therein from 30-60% by weight of a flake- or leaf-shaped heat conductive material selected from the group consisting of aluminum and graphite of from 50-400 mesh, the weight of the coating being at least about 2 ounces per square yard of fabric and the amount and size of said heat conductive material and the thickness of said coating being sufficient to carry away the heat of a cigarette falling or placed on the topside of said fabric so as to avoid burning or substantial charring of said assembly. .Iaddend..Iadd. 10. The textile product of claim 9 wherein the coating comprises about 100-mesh aluminum filler in a vinyl binder, the dried coating weighing about 2-7 ounces per square yard of fabric and containing about 45% by weight aluminum. .Iaddend..Iadd. 11. The textile product of claim 9 wherein the coating comprises conductive graphite in a vinyl binder, the dried coating weighing from 4-4.5 ounces per square yard of fabric. .Iaddend. .Iadd. 12. The textile product of claim 9 wherein the heat conductive material is a mixture of aluminum and graphite. .Iaddend..Iadd. 13. The textile product of claim 9 wherein the binder is a film-forming addition polymer of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers such as a vinyl polymer or an acrylic polymer, or a flexible ployurethane. .Iaddend..Iadd. 14. The textile of claim 9 wherein the binder is a member selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride copolymer, polyvinyl chloride homopolymer, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, and self-crosslinking acrylic polymer. .Iaddend.