Warp knit upholstery fabrics
AssigneeI.W.S. Nominee Company Limited
InventorsFrank Joseph Kucera, Thomas Desmond Brown
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Abstract
An upholstery fabric, suitable for providing the sole body-supporting surface in a seat construction with a lightweight, for example tubular, frame, comprises a rigid, knitted base fabric and, interengaged therewith, a fabric surface formed from textile yarns having flame retardant properties. The fabric is preferably warp knitted and the base fabric has a rigid net structure. A decorative surface yarn is preferably interlaced at every course with the base fabric.
Claims4
A compound upholstery fabric knitted on a warp knitting machine formed from at least 3 guide bars and including fall plate and ground yarns, suitable for providing the sole body-supporting surface in a seat construction with an open frame, said fabric comprising:
- a rigid warp knit net structure comprising pillar and laid-in stitches of high tensile ground yarns constituting a base fabric having dimensional stability in the warp and weft directions;
- and a knitted fabric surface comprising the fall plate yarns of a softer handle than the ground yarns, the yarns of said fabric surface being regularly interlaced with said rigid net structure to maintain said fabric surface in interengagement with said base fabric.
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