Textiles: knitting – Fabrics or articles – Incorporated unknitted materials
Patent
1988-09-12
1989-09-26
Feldbaum, Ronald
Textiles: knitting
Fabrics or articles
Incorporated unknitted materials
D04B 2308
Patent
active
048690813
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention pertains to warp knitted backing cloth for garments, and specifically pertains to backing cloth which is intended for linings or padding to be used for the front portions of jackets, topcoats, or similar items of apparel. More specifically, the present invention pertains to backing cloth wherein a knitted underlayer, which is usually produced from extremely fine yarns, principally performs the function of providing support for thicker yarns which are incorporated within the aforementioned knitted underlayer and are held in place by said underlayer. Yarns of the latter type constitute the actual backing yarns.
It should be understood that the term "backing yarns" may be applied to yarns, which on account of considerable thickness for example, as well as a certain elasticity or crosswise compressibility in most instances, are used to endow a garment with a certain degree of "bulk" In this particular instance, the "backing yarns" are so-called "multifilament" yarns, namely yarns composed of many individual fibers, and this specific characteristic is essential for obtaining the desired effect indicated heretofore.
In other instances, the term "backing yarns" may refer to yarns which, on account of stiffness or crispness, are used to endow a specific portion of a garment with these properties. In this instance, backing yarns usually consist of multifilaments produced from goat hair or horsehair, in keeping with long-established techniques within the domain of "interfacing".
It has been acknowledged for a considerable period of time that it is preferable for linings or padding to furnish substantial crispness within the chest portion of a garment, and, in some instances, as far as the shoulder seam. However, the portions located below this area should be more supple, in order to ensure comfort, as well as in terms of the appearance of a garment during movement by the wearer.
In order to fulfill this requirement, there are methods of producing linings which consist of at least two superimposed pieces which are to be joined to one another by sizing or by seamless stitching, so that material which corresponds to the chest portion and ultimately to the portion in front of the shoulder shall possess greater crispness and/or provide greater bulk for the front of a garment.
Nevertheless, such a procedure requires preparation of composite linings with the previously indicated structure, whereby it is necessary to cut the corresponding pieces from fabrics which possess different characteristics, as well as positioning these pieces in relation to one another and performing dressing or stitching. It is obvious that multiple steps result in higher net costs, as well as causing production of garments to be time-consuming and complicated.
One of the purposes of the present invention is to provide backing cloth possessing a knitted underlayer, whereby it shall be possible to avoid the previously cited difficulties by eliminating all of the intervening steps mentioned heretofore and by reducing preparation of linings to mere cutting of a single piece of cloth which, by itself and as a result of manufacturing techniques, shall contain areas with variable reinforcement.
In accordance with the present invention, it is possible to achieve these results during production of the warp knitted backing cloth, by providing multiple lengthwise areas of variable reinforcement within the cloth which are intended to extend, after the cloth has been produced and then cut according to desired shapes for linings, crosswise in relation to front portions of garments. Each of these lengthwise areas extend in the warpwise direction and shall contain an arrangement of backing yarns which is to differ from arrangements of backing yarns used for adjacent areas, in terms of quantity and/or composition, or in terms of attachment to the knitted product.
In accordance with a preferred version of the present invention, it is possible to select the quantity and/or composition of and arrangement of backing yarns for each specific area i
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Feldbaum Ronald
Lainiere De Picardie
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