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Decking suspension fabric and method
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-03-23
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Granted: 1995-06-13
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Expires: 2014-03-23
Abstract
Abstract A decking suspension material and method of application to a furniture frame is provided whereby in one embodiment a fabric is knitted from a plurality of polymeric yarns and at least one of the yarns has a relatively high denier. More specifically, a non-textured polyester warp yarn is utilized having a denier of 1,000 as contrasted to the other yarns which have a denier of 150. The high denier warp yarn consists of a multifilament yarn having a tenacity of 8.8 g/d, and a filament count of 74 whereby the multifilament yarn is exposed along the bottom surface of the fabric when installed on the furniture frame to provide strength and rigidity to the decking suspension material.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger Tornero
- 👤 S. David Gray
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 08:06
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04B; D04B21/00; D04B21/14; D04B21/18; D10; D10B; D10B2505/00; D10B2505/08; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24132; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/2457; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/30; Y10T442/40; Y10T442/45; Y10T442/456; Y10T442/463
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A knit decking suspension fabric comprising: a plurality of polymeric yarns, said yarns comprising textured warp and weft knitted yarns and a non-textured multifilament warp yam, said multifilament yarn having a denier larger than said textured warp and weft knitted yarns, said multifilament yarn knitted in and exposed on only one surface of said fabric to form a series of parallel ribs in the warp direction, said multifilament yarn being unexposed on the opposite surface, said opposite surface being relatively smooth and regular.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
A knit decking suspension fabric comprising: a plurality of polymeric yarns, said yarns comprising textured warp and weft knitted yarns and a non-textured multifilament warp yam, said multifilament yarn having a denier larger than said textured warp and weft knitted yarns, said multifilament yarn knitted in and exposed on only one surface of said fabric to form a series of parallel ribs in the warp direction, said multifilament yarn being unexposed on the opposite surface, said opposite surface being relatively smooth and regular.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A knit decking suspension fabric as claimed in claim 1 wherein said textured yarn has a denier in the 50 to 200 range.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A knit decking suspension fabric as claimed in claim 1 wherein said multifilament yarn has a denier in the 700 to 1,700 range.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A knit decking suspension fabric as claimed in claim 1 wherein said textured yarn has a denier of 150.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
A knit decking suspension fabric as claimed in claim 1 wherein said plurality of polymeric yarn comprises a trio of yarns, said trio of yarns comprising a pair of 150 denier textured yarns and a 1,000 denier multifilament yarn.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
113 words
A warp knit decking suspension fabric comprising: a plurality of bar yarns, said plurality of bar yarns comprising a pair of textured polymeric yarns having a relatively small denier, and a third bar yarn comprising a non-textured multifilament yarn, said multifilament yarn having a denier larger than said pair of textured polymeric yarns, said multifilament yarn knitted in said fabric and forming a series of raised ribs with said multifilament yarn exposed along only one surface of said fabric, said multifilament yarn being unexposed on the opposite surface of the fabric, said multifilament yarn positioned in the warp direction of said fabric, said opposite surface of said fabric being relatively smooth and regular.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
113 words
A warp knit decking suspension fabric comprising: a plurality of bar yarns, said plurality of bar yarns comprising a pair of textured polymeric yarns having a relatively small denier, and a third bar yarn comprising a non-textured multifilament yarn, said multifilament yarn having a denier larger than said pair of textured polymeric yarns, said multifilament yarn knitted in said fabric and forming a series of raised ribs with said multifilament yarn exposed along only one surface of said fabric, said multifilament yarn being unexposed on the opposite surface of the fabric, said multifilament yarn positioned in the warp direction of said fabric, said opposite surface of said fabric being relatively smooth and regular.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A warp knit decking suspension fabric as claimed in claim 6 wherein said pair of textured polymeric yarns are knit with a full thread stitch and said multifilament yarn comprises a 1-in, 3-out stitch.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A warp knit decking suspension fabric as claimed in claim 7 wherein said multifilament yarn comprises a yarn having a 1,000 denier.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
50 words
A decking suspension material comprising: a planar base, a plurality of heavy denier non-textured polymeric yarns, said heavier denier yarns sewn into only one surface of said base, said sewn-in yarns being exposed and forming raised parallel ribs therealong, said opposite surface of said base being relatively smooth and regular.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
50 words
A decking suspension material comprising: a planar base, a plurality of heavy denier non-textured polymeric yarns, said heavier denier yarns sewn into only one surface of said base, said sewn-in yarns being exposed and forming raised parallel ribs therealong, said opposite surface of said base being relatively smooth and regular.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 9 wherein said base comprises a textile fabric.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 9 wherein said heavy denier yarn comprises a denier in the range of from 100 to 1,000.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 9 wherein said heavy denier yarns are sewn in rows approximately 1/4 inch apart.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 9 wherein said heavy denier yarns are sewn in parallel rows 1/8 to 1 inch apart.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 9 and including a foam layer, said foam layer attached to said base.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 9 wherein said heavy denier yarns are sewn in rows approximately 1/16 of an inch wide on said base.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
29 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 14 wherein said foam layer is attached to the bottom surface of said base to thereby cover said heavy denier yarns.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 9 wherein said base is formed from relatively light denier yarns.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
21 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 9 and including a backing layer, said backing layer attached to said base.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
17 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 18 wherein said backing layer comprises a polypropylene fabric.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
18 words
The decking suspension material as claimed in claim 18 wherein said backing layer comprises a needle punched mat.
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