Method for producing a tubular compression item, and item thereby obtained
US11131044B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 4, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04B15/18
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The object of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a tubular compression item, having at least one leg part, one foot tip, one heel and one foot, comprising a first step for knitting the leg part and the foot with at least one knitting yarn on a double cylinder knitting machine during which an elastic weft yarn is inserted between two rows of ribbed stitches (n)*(p) and (n′)*(p′) every 1/1 to 1/5 rows of stitches of the leg part and of the foot, on at least 50% by number of the number (m) of needles without forming any tuck stitch or loop stitch.
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