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Garment with uni-directional reduced-stretch properties, and method and system of producing such garment

US12077889B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 19, 2020
Grant dateSep 3, 2024
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD10B2501/02
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A garment includes: a first garment-region, that is formed of a knitted material, and that is knitted in accordance with a first knitting pattern, wherein the first garment region has a first value of horizontal stretching capacity; and a second garment-region, that is formed of the same knitted material, and that is knitted in accordance with a second, different, knitting pattern; wherein the second garment region has a second value of unidirectional stretching capacity that is smaller than the first value of unidirectional stretching capacity of the first garment-region. The second garment-region is immediately adjacent to and is bordering with the first garment-region, and together they are a continuous and seamless garment zone.

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