Fabric System
AssigneeSHEEX, Inc.
InventorsSusan Walvius, Michelle Marciniak
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Abstract
Bedding material including a first fabric section manufactured from performance fabric and having a first and second side; and, a second fabric section attached to the first side of the first fabric section. Additionally, a third fabric section can be attached to the second side of the first fabric section. The first fabric section can be attached to the second fabric section through a flatlock stitch. The first fabric section can include a first zone and a second zone wherein the first zone contains different performance properties from the second zone and the first zone can have thermal or moisture wicking properties.
Claims20
A bed covering at least 90 inches wide comprising
- a circularly knit fabric area where a majority of an individual body is capable of resting when the bed covering is on a bed,
- the circularly knit fabric area formed from a fabric knit at 17 gauges or higher with at least one elastic synthetic fiber, such that the fabric has an elasticity which results in a tendency of the fabric to sag that would interfere with a finishing process if the fabric were circularly knit at greater than a 72.5 inch circumference.
The bed covering of claim 15 comprising one portion of circularly knit fabric and one or more portions of fabric other than circularly knit fabric.
The bed covering of claim 14 in which the fabric comprises polyurethanepolyurea copolymer fiber.
The bed covering of claim 17 in which the fabric comprises polyurethanepolyurea copolymer fiber in a proportion such that, if the fabric had been circularly knit at a high gauge, the fabric could have been knit at no more than a 72.5 inch circumference without losing integrity of the polyurethanepolyurea copolymer fiber.
The bed covering of claim 14 having dimensions of approximately 102 inches in length and approximately 91 inches in width when the bed covering is not stretched.
The bed covering of claim 14 in which the circularly knit fabric area has a width of a full size bed.
The bed covering of claim 14 in which the circularly knit fabric area has a width of a queen size bed.
A bed covering at least 90 inches wide comprising
- a circularly knit fabric area where the majority of an individual body is capable of resting when the bed covering is on a bed,
- the circularly knit fabric area comprising a fabric including polyurethanepolyurea copolymer fiber and having been circularly knit at 17 gauges or higher,
- the fabric comprising the polyurethanepolyurea copolymer fiber in a proportion such that, if circularly knit at a high gauge, the circularly knit fabric area could be knit at no more than a 72.5 inch circumference without losing integrity of the polyurethanepolyurea copolymer fiber.
The bed covering of claim 22 in which the bed covering comprises at least two joined discrete portions of the circularly knit fabric.
The bed covering of claim 22 comprising one portion of circularly knit fabric and one or more portions of fabric other than circularly knit fabric.
The bed covering of claim 22 in which the circularly knit fabric area comprises polyurethanepolyurea copolymer fiber in a proportion such that the circularly knit fabric has higher breathability than a cotton fabric.
The bed covering of claim 22 in which the polyurethanepolyurea copolymer fiber is included in the fabric of the circularly knit fabric area in a proportion such that the circularly knit fabric area has higher heat transfer than a cotton fabric.
The bed covering of claim 22 in which the fabric of the circularly knit fabric area comprises the polyurethanepolyurea copolymer fiber in a proportion such that the circularly knit fabric area has higher moisture wicking characteristics than a cotton fabric.
The bed covering of claim 22 in which the fabric area has a width of a full size bed.
The bed covering of claim 22 in which the fabric area has a width of a queen size bed.
A bed covering comprising:
- a finished fabric having a width of at least 90 inches and comprising:
- a first fabric portion where a majority of an individual body is capable of resting when the bed covering is on a bed;
- and
- two or more second fabric portions attached to the first fabric portion,
- wherein:
- the first fabric portion forms a majority of the finished fabric;
- the first fabric portion and at least two of the second fabric portions in combination extend across the width of the finished fabric;
- and
- the first fabric portion is formed from a circularly knit fabric knit at 17 gauges or higher with at least one elastic synthetic fiber, such that the circularly knit fabric has an elasticity which results in a tendency of the fabric to sag that would interfere with a finishing process if the circularly knit fabric were circularly knit at greater than a 72.5 inch circumference.
The bed covering of claim 30, wherein the circularly knit fabric comprises polyurethanepolyurea copolymer fiber.
The bed covering of claim 30, a proportion of the polyurethanepolyurea copolymer fiber in the circularly knit fabric is such that if the circularly knit fabric had been circularly knit at a high gauge, the circularly knit fabric could have been knit at no more than a 72.5 inch circumference without losing integrity of the polyurethanepolyurea copolymer fiber.
The bed covering of claim 30, wherein the first fabric portion has a width of one of a full size bed or a queen size bed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.