Patent · US Expired

Double knit fabric with holes therethrough and knitted color bands

US4891958A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 18, 1989
Grant dateJan 9, 1990
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Expiry dateApr 18, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD10B2403/02
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This double knit fabric for sports garment, namely sweater and hockey includes a repeated pattern of predetermined courses containing wales of consecutive selected groups of tuck and welt stitches to form holes in and throughout the knitted fabric. The pattern is repeated to provide a fabric with a considerable number of holes aligned in a predetermined geometrical arrangement. The holes are formed in one to two adjacent wales on the cylinder by the combination of many tuck stitches in consecutive courses with welt and knit stitches associated thereto in the courses preceding and following same tuck stitches. The fabric can be of uniform color but may also be knitted to provide horizontal color bands of various widths and colors depending on the yarn color and the number of consecutive courses with a different color of yarn and the desired color arrangements.

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