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AssigneeStretchline Intellectual Properties Limited
InventorsL. A. D. Krishan Chaminda Weerawansa, A. Nalantha Priyaranga De Alwis
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A stretchable textile article (20) comprises a plurality of discrete textile members (22,24), each textile member (22,24) extending between a first end (26) and a second end (28), the first ends (26) of the textile members (22,24) being joined together, the second ends (28) of the textile members (22,24) being joined together, wherein the plurality of textile members (22,24) includes at least one first textile member (22) and at least one second textile member (24), the or each first textile member (22) including a textile zone configured to have an increasing stretch property away from the first end (26) towards the second end (28), the or each second textile member (24) including a textile zone configured to have an increasing stretch property away from the second end (28) towards the first end (26), wherein the stretchable textile article (20) further includes a compressible textile member (100) arranged to interconnect the first and second textile members (22,24) so that, in use, stretch of the stretchable textile article (20) in an orientation extending between the joined first ends (26) and the joined second ends (28) causes compression of the compressible textile member (100).
A stretchable textile article comprising a plurality of discrete textile members, each textile member extending between a first end and a second end, the first ends of the textile members being joined together, the second ends of the textile members being joined together, wherein the plurality of textile members includes at least one first textile member and at least one second textile member, the at least one first textile member including a textile zone configured to have an increasing stretch property away from the first end towards the second end, the at least one second textile member including a textile zone configured to have an increasing stretch property away from the second end towards the first end, wherein the stretchable textile article further includes a compressible textile member arranged to interconnect the first and second textile members so that, in use, stretch of the stretchable textile article in an orientation extending between the joined first ends and the joined second ends causes compression of the compressible textile member, wherein the compressible textile member includes a braided tubular sleeve portion, the tubular sleeve portion including a bore arranged to receive the first and second textile members.
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