Highly resilient multifilament yarn and products made therefrom
OwnerBrian McMurrayinventor
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Abstract
A multifilament yarn including a low number of filaments in the yarn bundle that is highly resilient and that is comfortable to a wearer of fabric including such yarn. The yarns have applications in various fabric constructions, such as multi-layer, weft knit spacer fabrics, multilayer, warp knit spacer fabrics, single layer, warp knit fabrics, and single layer, weft knit fabrics. The highly resilient, non-irritating multifilament yarns and fabrics formed therewith can be advantageously utilized in articles of clothing, apparel, and medical garments.
Claims56
A low filament number, multifilament yarn comprising a total denier size comparable to a high denier monofilament yarn such that the finer denier of each individual filament would not irritate a wearer's skin.
Highly resilient, non-irritating, multifilament yarns usable for forming fabrics capable of being utilized in garments, wherein the yarns provide comfort for the wearer of the garment, such comfort being significantly greater than for garments containing monofilament yarns.
A method of making low filament number, multifilament yarn having monofilament-like resilience comprising the steps of:
- providing individual filaments of synthetic material;
- twisting or intermingling the individual filaments to form bundles of filaments;
- wherein the bundles form a low filament number, multifilament yarn for use in fabric formation, and wherein the finer denier of each individual filament in the yarn provides a non-irritating surface when the yarn is incorporated in a fabric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.