US4100770A
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Process and nonraveling knit tubular products having axial stretch
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1976-10-28
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Granted: 1978-07-18
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Expires: 1996-10-28
Abstract
Abstract A warp knit fabric which is stretchable in the direction of the wales by virtue of elastomer yarn forming the wales is made ravel resistant when cut in a transverse direction, by having a plurality of ends of elastomer yarn form each wale, with each yarn end having alternating knitted and laid in portions, each for a succession of stitches, the knitting and laying in of one yarn end being out of phase with the knitting and laying in of another yarn end. The wales are interconnected by inelastic yarn to form the fabric.
Inventors
- 👤 Simone Charles Titone
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 09:29
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04B; D04B21/00; D04B21/14; D04B21/18; D10; D10B; D10B2505/00; D10B2505/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A process for warp knitting a fabric which is stretchable in the wale direction and is ravel resistant when cut in the transverse direction, comprising a. knitting chain stitches of a plurality of ends of elastomer yarn to form the wales of said fabric having at least 20,000 denier of said elastomer yarn per cm of fabric width, the knitting of each said wales being conducted by alternately knitting for a succession of at least 4 stitches and laying in for a succession of at least 4 stitches at least two of said ends of elastomer yarn, the knitting of one of said two ends being simultaneous with the lay in of the other of said two ends and the lay in of said one end being simultaneous with the knitting of said other end, and b. interconnecting said wales with inelastic yarn to form said fabric.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A process for warp knitting a fabric which is stretchable in the wale direction and is ravel resistant when cut in the transverse direction, comprising a. knitting chain stitches of a plurality of ends of elastomer yarn to form the wales of said fabric having at least 20,000 denier of said elastomer yarn per cm of fabric width, the knitting of each said wales being conducted by alternately knitting for a succession of at least 4 stitches and laying in for a succession of at least 4 stitches at least two of said ends of elastomer yarn, the knitting of one of said two ends being simultaneous with the lay in of the other of said two ends and the lay in of said one end being simultaneous with the knitting of said other end, and b. interconnecting said wales with inelastic yarn to form said fabric.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
137 words
A ravel resistant warp knit fabric comprising a. wales, each comprising a plurality of ends of elastomer yarn and consisting essentially of (i) a succession of at least 4 chain stitches of one of said ends of elastomer yarn alternating with a succession of at least 4 chain stitches of at least one other of said ends of said elastomer yarn, each of said chain stitches consisting essentially of only a single end of said elastomer yarn, and (ii) portions of each said one and said other ends of elastomer yarn laid into the succession of chain stitches of said other and said one ends of elastomer yarn, respectively, and b. inelastic yarn interconnecting said wales together to form said fabric, said fabric having at least 20,000 denier of said elastomer yarn per cm of fabric width.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
137 words
A ravel resistant warp knit fabric comprising a. wales, each comprising a plurality of ends of elastomer yarn and consisting essentially of (i) a succession of at least 4 chain stitches of one of said ends of elastomer yarn alternating with a succession of at least 4 chain stitches of at least one other of said ends of said elastomer yarn, each of said chain stitches consisting essentially of only a single end of said elastomer yarn, and (ii) portions of each said one and said other ends of elastomer yarn laid into the succession of chain stitches of said other and said one ends of elastomer yarn, respectively, and b. inelastic yarn interconnecting said wales together to form said fabric, said fabric having at least 20,000 denier of said elastomer yarn per cm of fabric width.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The warp knit fabric of claim 2 wherein said inelastic yarn interconnects adjacent wales of said fabric.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The warp knit fabric of claim 3 wherein said inelastic yarn is laid in coursewise into each stitch of said wales.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The fabric of claim 2 in the form of a tubular shape wherein the wales of the fabric run in the axial direction of said tubular shape.
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