Stretch knit metal chain fabrics
AssigneeNatalia Fedner Design
InventorNatalia Fedner
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Abstract
A knitted metal fabric of at least two rows of loops, the rows of loops comprising metal chain knitted together to form a knitted metal fabric. The metal chain comprises a plurality of links of metal linked together to form the chain. The knitted metal chain fabric may be made into garments or used in any manner as other fabrics. A method for making the fabric includes providing at least one metal chain of links flexibly linked together, feeding the metal chain into a knitting machine, maintaining an even tension on the chain, knitting the metal chain into a knitted pattern to form a fabric, and weighting the fabric.
Claims13
A knitted metal fabric comprising:
- a single continuous metal chain including a plurality of links each having a hole with each link being axially connected to adjacent links at an intersection of two adjacent links to form a single co-axial row of connected links to form the chain,
- wherein the single continuous metal chain is intertwined with itself in a plurality of loops without creating any new links or connecting any additional links to the links in the chain to form a flexible and stretchable knit textile,
- wherein chain loops comprised of individually co-axially connected links are intertwined at the intersection of an adjacent loop such that the flexible and stretchable knit textile moves and stretches in multiple directions to conform to a shape of an object while in contact with an object and returning to an original shape when not in contact with an object.
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