Size-adjustable woven fabric, wearable item and methods of resizing a fabric
AssigneeNano Textile Solutions AB
InventorsSamer Issa, Erik Khranovskyy, Mykhailo Zhybak
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Abstract
A size-adjustable woven fabric comprises a first set of threads (10a-10i), each formed of a heat-shrink polymer material, at least one conducting thread (20), formed of an electrically conducting material, wherein the first set of threads (10a-10i) runs substantially parallel with each other, and wherein the conducting thread (20) runs substantially across the first set of threads (10a-10i). There is further disclosed a wearable item comprising such a size-adjustable fabric, as well as methods of expanding and reducing size of such a size-adjustable fabric. There is further disclosed footwear and protective wear comprising such size-adjustable fabric.
Claims19
A wearable item comprising:
- a first flexible fixed-size fabric portion,
- a second flexible fixed-size fabric portion, and
- a patch, formed of a size-adjustable fabric comprising:
- a first set of threads, each formed of a heat-shrink polymer material, at least one conducting thread, formed of an electrically conducting material, wherein the first set of threads (10a-10i) runs substantially parallel with each other, and wherein the conducting thread (20) runs substantially across the first set of threads
- wherein the patch is arranged between and connecting said first and second fixed-size fabric portions, wherein the first set of threads extend at a greater angle to at least one of the first and second fixed-size fabric portions than the conducting thread.
A footwear, comprising:
- a first flexible fixed-size material portion,
- a second flexible fixed-size material portion, and
- a patch, formed of a size-adjustable fabric, comprising:
- a first set of threads, each formed of a heat-shrink polymer material, at least one conducting thread, formed of an electrically conducting material, wherein the first set of threads runs substantially parallel with each other, and wherein the conducting thread runs substantially across the first set of threads,
- wherein the patch is arranged between and connecting said first and second fixed-size material portions,
- wherein the patch is positioned at a shaft portion of the footwear, and
- wherein the first set of threads extend substantially along a circumference direction of a shaft of the footwear, such that a shaft width is adjustable.
A protective wear, comprising:
- a first protecting body,
- a second protecting body, and
- a patch (113), formed of a size-adjustable fabric, comprising:
- a first set of threads, each formed of a heat-shrink polymer material, at least one conducting thread, formed of an electrically conducting material, wherein the first set of threads runs substantially parallel with each other, and wherein the conducting thread runs substantially across the first set of threads,
- wherein the patch is arranged between and connecting said first and second protecting bodies, and
- wherein the first set of threads extend substantially between the first and second protecting bodies, such that a distance between the protecting bodies is adjustable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.