Narrow fabric elastics
OwnerJeffrey S. Durham, Ryan K. Allen +2inventors
InventorsJeffrey S. Durham, Ryan K. Allen, Michael J. Jaggi, Benjamin Durham
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Abstract
A narrow fabric elastic includes a continuous loop of fabric with opposite edges that have rolled inwardly upon themselves. The narrow fabric elastic may automatically assume such a rolled configuration. While in the rolled configuration, the narrow fabric elastic may have a height, or thickness, of about one eighth of an inch or less. Methods for manufacturing narrow fabric elastics are also disclosed. Such a method may include applying logos along a length of a tube of fabric, setting cutting locations transversely across the tube at locations between adjacent logos, and then cutting the tube along the cutting locations to define the narrow fabric elastics from the tube.
Claims24
A hair elastic, comprising:
- a continuous loop comprising a circular knit fabric with a first edge, a first portion, a middle, a second portion, and a second edge, the continuous loop having:
- a rolled configuration in its natural state in which the first portion is repeated rolled inwardly over an interior surface of the continuous loop from the first edge to define a first roll and the second portion is repeatedly rolled inwardly over the interior surface of the continuous loop from the second edge to define a second roll, with the first roll and the second roll being located adjacent to each other, a knit of the circular knit fabric causing the first portion and the second portion to roll, the continuous loop having a height of one eighth of an inch or less in the rolled configuration;
- an unrolled configuration in which the continuous loop has a height of three-fourths of an inch or less;
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- a diameter, while in a circular shape, of about 3 inches or less.
A method for manufacturing hair bands, comprising:
- knitting a tube;
- applying a plurality of logos to the tube at locations where individual hair bands are to be separated from the tube;
- determining locations of the plurality of logos along a length of the tube with machine vision;
- determining locations where individual hair bands will be separated from the tube based on the locations of the plurality of logos;
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- separating the individual hair bands from the tube at the locations.
An elastic, comprising:
- a continuous loop comprising a circular knit fabric with a first edge, a first portion, a middle, a second portion, and a second edge, the continuous loop having:
- a rolled configuration in its natural state in which the first portion is repeated rolled inwardly over an interior surface of the continuous loop from the first edge to define a first roll and the second portion is repeatedly rolled inwardly over the interior surface of the continuous loop from the second edge to define a second roll, with the first roll and the second roll being located adjacent to each other, a knit of the circular knit fabric causing the first portion and the second portion to roll, the continuous loop having a height of one eighth of an inch or less in the rolled configuration;
- an unrolled configuration in which the continuous loop has a height of three-eighths of an inch or less;
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- a diameter, while in a circular shape, of about one inch or less,
- the circular knit fabric comprising polyester yarn and spandex yarn.
An elastic, comprising:
- a continuous loop comprising a circular knit fabric with a first edge, a first portion, a middle, a second portion, and a second edge, the continuous loop having:
- a rolled configuration in its natural state in which the first portion is repeated rolled inwardly over an interior surface of the continuous loop from the first edge to define a first roll and the second portion is repeatedly rolled inwardly over the interior surface of the continuous loop from the second edge to define a second roll, with the first roll and the second roll being located adjacent to each other, a knit of the circular knit fabric causing the first portion and the second portion to roll, the continuous loop having a height of one fourth of an inch or less in the rolled configuration;
- an unrolled configuration in which the continuous loop has a height of three-fourths of an inch or less;
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- a diameter, while in a circular shape, of about an inch and a half to about three inches,
- the circular knit fabric comprising nylon yarn and spandex yarn.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.