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US 5,896,758 AGranted
Three-dimensional knit spacer fabric for footwear and backpacks
AssigneeMalden Mills Industries, Inc.
InventorsMoshe Rock, Karl Lohmueller
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Abstract
An integrated three-dimensional knit spacer fabric is provided. The fabric includes a first fabric layer, a second fabric layer, and a resilient yarn interconnecting the two layers. The first fabric layer is made from fiber rendered hydrophilic, while the second fabric layer is abrasion resistant.
Claims18
A three-dimensional knit spacer fabric comprising:
- a first fabric layer made from a first stitch yarn and a first backing yarn;
- a second fabric layer made from a second stitch yarn and a second backing yarn;
- and a resilient pile yarn interconnecting said first and second layers;
- wherein at least one of said first stitch yarn and said first backing yarn has been rendered hydrophilic, and at least one of said second stitch yarn and said second backing yarn has a tenacity of between about 3 and 12 grams per denier;
- wherein said first stitch yarn has a fineness of between about 300 and 600 denier and said pile yarn has a fineness of between about 40 and 150 denier.
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A three-dimensional knit spacer fabric comprising:
- a first fabric layer made from a first stitch yarn and a first backing yarn, said first layer having a raised surface;
- a second fabric layer made from a second stitch yarn and a second backing yarn, and a resilient pile yarn interconnecting said first and second layers;
- wherein at least one of said first stitch yarn and said first backing yarn has been rendered hydrophilic, and wherein said stitch yarn has a fineness of between about 300 and 600 denier and said pile yarn has a fineness of between about 40 and 150 denier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.