System and method of forming a toe seam
US8156768B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD04B1/26
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An article of hosiery having a toe seam has been developed. The hosiery includes a foot portion and a first circumferential toe portion having a first stitch length. A second circumferential toe portion can be adjacent the first toe portion. The second circumferential toe portion has at least two knitted courses with each of the at least two knitted courses having a second stitch length that is less than the first stitch length. There is at least one thread in the first circumferential toe portion that forms the toe seam.
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