| abstract |
A sprayable composition, for application to a fabric material for containing a hole or tear therein, has a sufficiently low viscosity for spray application and is hardenable, after spray application to a site of a hole or tear in a fabric material, to bind threads of the fabric together sufficiently to prevent significant further enlargening of the hole or tear. The composition is particularly useful for preventing the further 'running' of ladders or holes in articles of hosiery e.g. stockings or tights. The composition preferably contains a binding agent, e.g. nitrocellulose, cellulose propionate, cellulose acetate butyrate, ethyl cellulose, sucrose acetate isobutyrate, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol, an acrylic resin and/or polymethyl methacrylate, and an organic solvent. The composition can be sprayed as a mist of fine droplets from a pump action dispenser, or an aerosol dispenser, which preferably uses a non-CFC propellant, e.g. butane. |