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US 2004/0000173 A1Published application
Moldable fabric
OwnerRegina C. Kellerinventor
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Abstract
A moldable fabric for a garment component (such as a brassiere cup) is made by using standard knitting techniques (such as Simplex) using a combination of thermoplastic and elastomeric yarns. The fabric is knitted and processed in a manner that imparts it with isometric stretching properties.
Claims29
A method of producing a moldable fabric comprising the steps of:
- knitting a knitted fabric from a plurality of yarns including a set of elastomeric and a set of thermoplastic yarns;
- and
- processing said knitted fabric to form a moldable fabric, said moldable fabric having isometric stretching characteristics.
The method of 16 wherein said knitted fabric is heat set at approximately 370 degrees Fahrenheit.
A method of making garment component comprising:
- knitting a fabric from a plurality of elastomeric and thermoplastic yarns, said fabric isometric stretching characteristics;
- and
- forming said fabric into a predetermined three-dimensional shape.
A garment component comprising:
- a fabric formed into a three-dimensional shape, said fabric being knit from a combination of elastomeric and thermoplastic yarns and wherein said fabric has isotropic characteristics.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.