Fabric having multiple solid colored stripes
AssigneeEngineered Yarns, Inc.
InventorJames D. Worrall
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Abstract
A generally planar fabric having a plurality of solid colored stripes. The fabric comprises a first plurality of warp yarns having a first color, a second plurality of warp yarns having a second color different from said first color, and a plurality of transparent filling yarns. All of the yarns are interwoven according to a desired weave pattern. At the yarn crossover points or junctions of the fabric, the transparent yarns allow the colors of the warp yarns to show through. In a preferred embodiment, a multifilament core yarn encapsulated in a plastisol containing a foaming agent constitutes the warp yarns, and a multifilament transparent core yarn encapsulated in a clear plastisol constitutes the filling yarns.
Claims42
A planar fabric having opposed first and second faces, each face having a pattern of solid colored stripes, said fabric comprising:
- a first plurality of warp yarns having a first color;
- a second plurality of warp yarns having a second color different from said first color;
- and a plurality of transparent filling yarns, said warp yarns and said filling yarns being interwoven to create a plurality of yarn crossover points at which said transparent yarns allow the colors of said warp yarns to show through and to define the same pattern of solid color stripes on both faces of said fabric.
A generally planar fabric having opposed first and second faces, each face containing a pattern of solid colored stripes, said fabric comprising:
- a first plurality of warp yarns, at least one of said yarns including a core fiber encapsulated in a thermoplastic resin of a first color;
- a second plurality of warp yarns, at least one of said yarns including a core fiber encapsulated in a thermoplastic resin of a second color different from said first color;
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- a plurality of transparent filling yarns, at least one of said yarns including a transparent core fiber encapsulated in a clear thermoplastic resin, said warp yarns and said filling yarns being interwoven to create a plurality of yarn crossover points at which said transparent yarns allow the colors of said warp yarns to show through and to define the same pattern of solid color stripes on both faces of said fabric.
A method of making a planar, two-face fabric having a plurality of solid colored stripes on each face, the method comprising the steps of weaving in accordance with a desired weave pattern, a first plurality of warp yarns having a first color, a second plurality of warp yarns having a second color different from said first color, and a plurality of transparent filling yarns to create a plurality of yarn crossover points at which said transparent yarns allow the colors of said warp yarns to show through and to define the same pattern of solid color stripes on both faces of said fabric.
A method of making a planar, two-face fabric having a plurality of solid colored stripes, the method comprising the steps of weaving in accordance with a desired weave pattern, a first plurality of latent foam vinyl coated warp yarns of a first color, a second plurality of latent foam vinyl coated warp yarns of a second color different from said first color, and a plurality of transparent vinyl coated filling yarns to create a plurality of yarn crossover points at which said transparent yarns allow the colors of said warp yarns to show through and to define the same pattern of solid color stripes on both faces of said fabric.
A single layer, two-face fabric made from vinyl coated yarns, and having a pattern including bold solid color stripes of at least two different colors on at least one face thereof said fabric comprising:
- a first plurality of vinyl coated warp yarns having a first color for defining one of said at least two bold solid color stripes;
- a second plurality of vinyl coated warp yarns having a second color different from said first color for defining another of said at least two bold solid color stripes;
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- a plurality of transparent filling yarns interwoven with said warp yarns to create a plurality of yarn crossover points, said transparent filling yarns allowing the colors of said warp yarns to show through without detracting from the appearance of the bold solid color stripes defined by said warp yarns.
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