Multi-ply knit fabric
AssigneeMilliken & Company
InventorMarina Kozera
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Abstract
A multi-ply knit fabric containing a first knit ply containing a plurality of first and second yarns, where the first knit ply forms the upper surface of the fabric. The first knit ply contains a first knit pattern having a repeating pattern of first areas and second areas, where within the first areas the first and second yarns are knitted together and within the second areas the first yarns are knitted together and the second yarns float across approximately the entire second areas. The first areas and second areas have at least one dimension within the plane of the first ply knit of at least about 0.5 mm. The fabric also contains a second knit ply forming the lower surface of the fabric and a plurality of stuffer yarns located between the first and second knit ply.
Claims20
A multi-ply knit fabric having an upper and lower surface and a length and a width, wherein the fabric comprises:
- a first knit ply comprising a plurality of first and second yarns, wherein the first knit ply forms the upper surface of the fabric, wherein the first knit ply comprises a first knit pattern having a repeating pattern of first areas and second areas, wherein within the first areas the first and second yarns are knitted together and within the second areas the first yarns are knitted together and the second yarns float across approximately the entire second areas, wherein the first areas and second areas have at least one dimension within the plane of the first ply knit of at least about 0.5 mm;
- a second knit ply comprising a plurality of third yarns, wherein the second knit ply forms the lower surface of the fabric;
- and,
- a plurality of stuffer yarns located between the first knit ply and the second knit ply;
- wherein the first ply and the second ply are integrated through combined portions formed by at least one method selected from the group consisting of interlacing first or second yarns of the first knit layer among the third yarns of the second knit ply, interlacing the third yarns of the second ply among the first or second yarns of the first knit ply, and interlacing a plurality of fourth yarns among the first or second yarns of the first knit ply and the third yarns of the second knit ply.
A multi-ply knit fabric having an upper and lower surface and a length and a width, wherein the fabric comprises:
- a first knit ply comprising a plurality of first areas and second areas, wherein the air permeability of the second areas is greater than the air permeability of the first areas, wherein the openness of the second area is greater than the openness of the first areas, and wherein the first areas and second areas have at least one dimension within the plane of the first ply knit of at least about 2 mm;
- a second knit ply comprising a plurality of third yarns, wherein the second knit ply forms the lower surface of the fabric;
- and,
- a plurality of stuffer yarns located between the first knit ply and the second knit ply;
- wherein the first ply and the second ply are integrated through combined portions formed by at least one method selected from the group consisting of interlacing first or second yarns of the first knit layer among the third yarns of the second knit ply, interlacing the third yarns of the second ply among the first or second yarns of the first knit ply, and interlacing a plurality of fourth yarns among the first or second yarns of the first knit ply and the third yarns of the second knit ply.
A multi-ply knit fabric having an upper and lower surface and a length and a width, wherein the fabric comprises:
- a first knit ply comprising a plurality of first and second yarns, wherein the first knit ply forms the upper surface of the fabric, wherein the first knit ply comprises a first knit pattern having a repeating pattern of first areas and second areas, wherein within the first areas the first and second yarns have a knit pattern of knit stitches and within the second areas the first yarns have a knit pattern of knit stitches and the second yarns have a knit pattern of miss stitches, wherein the first areas and second areas have a at least one dimension within the plane of the first ply knit of at least about 2 mm;
- a second knit ply comprising a plurality of third yarns, wherein the second knit ply forms the lower surface of the fabric;
- and,
- a plurality of stuffer yarns located between the first knit ply and the second knit ply;
- wherein the first ply and the second ply are integrated through combined portions formed by at least one method selected from the group consisting of interlacing first or second yarns of the first knit layer among the third yarns of the second knit ply, interlacing the third yarns of the second ply among the first or second yarns of the first knit ply, and interlacing a plurality of fourth yarns among the first or second yarns of the first knit ply and the third yarns of the second knit ply.
A multi-ply knit fabric having an upper and lower surface and a length and a width, wherein the fabric comprises:
- a first knit ply comprising a plurality of first areas and second areas, wherein the first areas have approximately twice the number of knit stitches per unit area than the second areas and wherein the first areas and second areas have at least one dimension within the plane of the first ply knit of at least about 2 mm;
- a second knit ply comprising a plurality of third yarns, wherein the second knit ply forms the lower surface of the fabric;
- and,
- a plurality of stuffer yarns located between the first knit ply and the second knit ply;
- wherein the first ply and the second ply are integrated through combined portions formed by at least one method selected from the group consisting of interlacing first or second yarns of the first knit layer among the third yarns of the second knit ply, interlacing the third yarns of the second ply among the first or second yarns of the first knit ply, and interlacing a plurality of fourth yarns among the first or second yarns of the first knit ply and the third yarns of the second knit ply.
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