Form fitting garments and methods for making same
AssigneeSilverskin Italia s.r.l.
InventorLuigi Blasi
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Abstract
A seamless base layer garment can be made using a whole garment-rectilinear knitting machine. The garment can be knitted on the whole garment-rectilinear knitting machine using a yarn comprising an elastic core strand, and a plurality of cover strands. One cover strand can be made of polyester, polypropylene, polyamide, wool, cotton, viscose, aramid, flame retardant viscose fiber, and/or modacrylic. Another cover strand can be made of silver, copper, ceramic fiber and/or carbon fiber. The garment can be form fitting, and have the feel of a second skin to the wearer.
Claims20
A garment comprised of a yarn comprising:
- (a) an elastic core strand;
- (b) a first cover strand wrapped around the elastic core strand, the first cover strand comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of polyester, polypropylene, polyamide, wool, cotton, viscose, aramid, flame retardant viscose fiber, or modacrylic;
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- (c) a second cover strand wrapped around the elastic core strand, the second cover strand comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of silver, copper, ceramic fiber, and carbon fiber.
A method of making a seamless base layer garment comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a whole garment-rectilinear knitting machine;
- (b) providing a yarn comprised of:
- (i) an elastic core strand,
- (ii) a first cover strand wrapped around the elastic core strand, the first cover strand comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of polyester, polypropylene, polyamide, wool, cotton, viscose, aramid, flame retardant viscose fiber, or modacrylic, and
- (iii) a second cover strand wrapped around the elastic core strand, the second cover strand comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of silver, copper, ceramic fiber, and carbon fiber;
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- (c) knitting the yarn on the whole garment-rectilinear knitting machine to produce a seamless base layer garment.
A yarn for making a base layer garment comprising:
- (a) an elastic core strand;
- (b) a first cover strand wrapped around the elastic core strand, the first cover strand comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of polyester, polypropylene, polyamide, wool, cotton, viscose, aramid, flame retardant viscose fiber, or modacrylic;
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- (c) a second cover strand wrapped around the elastic core strand, the second cover strand comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of silver, copper, ceramic fiber, and carbon fiber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.