Compression garment and method
US11142852B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD10B2509/028
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A compression garment, for example, a sock, formed of a knitted fabric that includes an elastomer compression inlay yarn introduced into a predetermined first selection of needles on a first knitting machine finger position and first and second pattern yarns introduced into a predetermined second selection of needles on second and third knitting machine finger positions, the first selection of needles and the second selection of needles collectively defining a predetermined pattern. When the predetermined second selection of needles is raised to take on the first and second pattern yarns, the elastomer compression inlay yarn deflects predetermined ones of the second selection of needles radially inwardly to define an annular space into which the pattern yarns are dropped in an offset relation to the elastomer compression inlay yarn. The first and second pattern yarns are plated to respective outer and inner surfaces of the fabric, and the elastomer compression yarn are inlaid to the inner surface of the fabric.
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