US4667490A
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Moldable warp knitted fabric
Assignee: Hillshire Brands Co
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Filing: 1986-01-03
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Granted: 1987-05-26
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Expires: 2006-01-03
Abstract
Abstract A moldable, fabric is provided which is adapted to be used in conjunction as a molded, brassiere cup. The fabric is warp knitted on a two bar warp knitting machine and includes front and back guide bar yarns which are knitted in opposite directions relative to each other in at least a two course knitting operation. At least one of the yarns is a monofilament yarn. The front guide bar yarn is a multifilament yarn and the back guide bar yarn is a monofilament yarn with the back guide bar yarn having a knit stitch configuration of 2/0-1/3 and the front guide bar yarn having a knit stitch configuration of 3/4-1/0.
Inventors
- 👤 Shantilal G. Patel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 12:09
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04B; D04B21/00; D04B21/14; D04B21/16; A; A41; A41B; A41B17/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
A moldable, fabric warp knitted on a two bar warp knitting machine, said fabric including front and back guide bar yarns knitted in opposite directions to each other in at least a two course knitting construction, wherein said front guide bar yarn is a multifilament yarn, and wherein said back guide bar yarn is a monofilament yarn knit having a knit stitch configuration of 2/0-1/3 which is knitted with a two needle overlap on both courses.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
76 words
A moldable, fabric warp knitted on a two bar warp knitting machine, said fabric including front and back guide bar yarns knitted in opposite directions to each other in at least a two course knitting construction, wherein said front guide bar yarn is a multifilament yarn, and wherein said back guide bar yarn is a monofilament yarn knit having a knit stitch configuration of 2/0-1/3 which is knitted with a two needle overlap on both courses.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The fabric construction of claim 1, wherein said monofilament yarn is a 20/1 monofilament polyester yarn.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The fabric construction of claim 1, wherein said front guide bar yarn has a knit stitch configuration of 3/4-1/0.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
94 words
A moldable, three-dimensional brassiere cup comprising a warp knit fabric which is knitted on a two bar warp knitting machine, said fabric includes front and back guide bar yarns knitted in opposite directions in a two course knitting construction, said front guide bar yarn constituting a multifilament yarn and said back guide bar yarn constituting a monofilament yarn, wherein said front guide bar yarn has a stitch configuration of 3/4-1/0, and wherein said back guide bar yarn has a stitch configuration of 2/0-1/3 and is knitted with a two needle overlap on both courses.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
94 words
A moldable, three-dimensional brassiere cup comprising a warp knit fabric which is knitted on a two bar warp knitting machine, said fabric includes front and back guide bar yarns knitted in opposite directions in a two course knitting construction, said front guide bar yarn constituting a multifilament yarn and said back guide bar yarn constituting a monofilament yarn, wherein said front guide bar yarn has a stitch configuration of 3/4-1/0, and wherein said back guide bar yarn has a stitch configuration of 2/0-1/3 and is knitted with a two needle overlap on both courses.
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