Patent · US Expired

Method of skewing twill fabric to avoid leg twist

US3959826A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 1974
Grant dateJun 1, 1976
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Expiry dateMay 15, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06H3/125
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Leg twist in jeans made of twill fabrics may be avoided by skewing the fabric clockwise or counterclockwise depending on the twill direction before making the garment so that when the garment is laundered the positions of the warp and filling yarns will remain unchanged with respect to each other. For denim an 8% skew based on fabric width introduced in manufacturing the denim gives straight seams throughout the life of the garment.

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