US3866443A
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Terry cloth
Assignee: Domestic Fabrics Corp
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Filing: 1971-09-15
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Granted: 1975-02-18
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Expires: 1991-09-15
Abstract
Abstract A terry cloth is manufactured on a double needle bar Raschel warp knitting machine, said terry cloth including a tight knit ground construction knit under greater tension than the terry threads, which are distributed in preselected areas on the ground construction. Both the ground construction and the terry threads are made simultaneously as part of one knitting operation.
Inventors
- 👤 Fred E Hunneke
- 👤 Martin Traumuller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 20:08
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04B; D04B21/00; D04B21/02; D10; D10B; D10B2403/00; D10B2403/02; D10B2403/022; D10B2403/0221
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A terry cloth formed on a double needle bar Raschel warp knitting machine comprising, in combination: a. a system of threads forming a ground structure knitted upon one said needle bar; b. a system of terry threads being knit into the ground structure at predetermined points; c. said system of terry threads being chain stitches knit into the ground structure under very little tension; d. said system of terry threads being disposed in preselected areas upon one side of said system of threads forming said ground structure; e. said system of threads forming said ground structure being tighter knit than said system of terry threads; f. said system of terry threads being interconnected upon said one side of said system of threads forming said ground structure whereby said system of terry threads are interconnected on the terry surface of said terry cloth.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
A terry cloth formed on a double needle bar Raschel warp knitting machine comprising, in combination: a. a system of threads forming a ground structure knitted upon one said needle bar; b. a system of terry threads being knit into the ground structure at predetermined points; c. said system of terry threads being chain stitches knit into the ground structure under very little tension; d. said system of terry threads being disposed in preselected areas upon one side of said system of threads forming said ground structure; e. said system of threads forming said ground structure being tighter knit than said system of terry threads; f. said system of terry threads being interconnected upon said one side of said system of threads forming said ground structure whereby said system of terry threads are interconnected on the terry surface of said terry cloth.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
50 words
A method of manufacturing terry cloth upon a double needle bar warp knitting machine comprising simultaneously forming a system of threads forming a ground structure and a system of terry threads knit by the front needle bar under very little tension, comprised by chain stitches according to the following formula:
Claim 4
Independent Claim
50 words
A method of manufacturing terry cloth upon a double needle bar warp knitting machine comprising simultaneously forming a system of threads forming a ground structure and a system of terry threads knit by the front needle bar under very little tension, comprised by chain stitches according to the following formula:
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
A terry cloth according to claim 1, a. said system of terry threads interconnected on the terry surface of said terry cloth including a plurality of terry loops disposed in parallel wales; b. each of said terry loops being interconnected with at least one of two adjacent terry loops.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A terry cloth according to claim 3, a. said each of said terry loops also being interconnected with the other of said adjacent terry loops; b. said interconnected terry loops being in the same wale.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3434306A
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