Unilayer fabric with reinforcing parts
AssigneeLakeland Industries, Inc.
InventorsFrederick A. Vero, Fred Adams
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Abstract
A method of producing a unilayer textile fabric having in preselected areas fibers of a heavier denier inserted pursuant to a computer program and the articles produced thereby. There is also provided a glove prepared by the method comprising heavier denier fibers at preselected locations.
Claims17
A unilayer flexible textile performance fabric comprising a chain stitched base fabric having a design of a pattern formed therein by the continuous step of selectively manipulating and chain stitching into said fabric at least one insertion fiber of a higher denier into said base fabric with a single knitting needle wherein said step of manipulating is computer controlled to form a unilayer.
A single layer protective fabric comprising a base fabric formed by chain-stitching a first fiber of a lighter denier, said base fabric having a design of a pattern formed therein by the step of manipulating and chain stitching into said base fabric with a single knitting needle at least one insertion fiber of a heavier denier, wherein said step of manipulating is controlled by an output signaling a programmed microprocessor so as to form at least one island of high denier fiber.
A method of manufacturing a unilayer flexible insertion fabric comprising the steps of:
- (a) manipulating and chain stitching a first fiber of a higher denier to form a base textile fabric in a unilayer;
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- (b) manipulating and chain stitching at least one insertion fiber of heavier denier into said base fabric with a single knitting needle to form a unilayer, wherein the step of manipulating is computer controlled to produce a predetermined design for pattern to form a performance fabric having enhanced performance functions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.