Terry-type cloth product and method of making same
US4726400A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 1986 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD03D27/08
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A terry-type cloth product and method of making same are provided wherein such product comprises ground fill and ground warp interlaced to define ground of the product, with the ground having a top surface and a bottom surface and pile warp extending from the ground and with the pile warp comprising a plurality of sets of pile yarns with each set of pile yarns having a plurality of pile yarns wherein the pile yarns of each set extend in a plurality of adjacent loops above the top surface and then pass through the ground and extend in a plurality of adjacent loops beneath the bottom surface and wherein the pile yarns of each set again pass through the ground and repeat in adjacent loops above the top surface and beneath the bottom surface across a dimension of the product, with each immediately adjacent pair of sets of yarns being staggered so as to provide a checkered pattern defined by sets of pile yarns and ground on each of the top and bottom surfaces.
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