Textiles: knitting – Fabrics or articles – Multi-ply
Patent
1996-05-20
1998-04-07
Calvert, John J.
Textiles: knitting
Fabrics or articles
Multi-ply
66193, 66195, 66197, 66202, 604378, D04B 100
Patent
active
057351457
ABSTRACT:
A multi-layer weft knit fabric for absorbing moisture and wicking it from a first fabric layer to a second layer is described, as well as a method for making the fabric. The multi-layer fabric includes a first hydrophobic layer and a second hydrophilic layer, with the layers being secured together by a series of courses forming spacer yarns which maintain the fabric layers in a spaced relationship relative to each other. The spacer yarns are adapted to wick moisture from the hydrophobic layer to the hydrophilic layer. The spacer yarns are preferably knit-in or laid-in to the respective knit fabric layers, and a plastic water-resistant layer can be secured proximate the hydrophilic fabric layer. A method of integrally knitting the multi-layer fabric on a circular knitting machine is also described.
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Calvert John J.
Monarch Knitting Machinery Corporation
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