Patents Assigned to Beech Island Knitting Company
  • Patent number: 7013679
    Abstract: A cleaning cloth for household and industrial use having a plurality of rubber yarns knitted therein and secured in a lock-stitch pattern. The plurality of rubber yarns formed as an integral part of the knitted fabric extend generally parallel to each other across the fabric and are of sufficient relative diameter to form spaced-apart rib elements and the rib elements are of sufficient size so as to serve as wiper blades to provide a squeegee effect during use of the cleaning cloth to remove dirt and debris from a hard surface being cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Beech Island Knitting Company
    Inventors: Larry T. Mitchell, Jr., William Martin
  • Patent number: 6722164
    Abstract: An elastic web fabric and method for producing the same. The resulting fabric is curl-free and has bi-directional stretch of between about 50-125% stretch in the width direction and 50-200% stretch in the length direction. In the preferred embodiment, the fabric includes a center marker formed from a two-needle shift of two rubbers to provide a centering line to aid in assembly of a finished article. Also, in the preferred embodiment, the left top edge of the fabric has about six rubbers and the right top edge has about 5 rubbers to prevent curling to produce a fabric which is more easily cut and fabricated into the finished article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Beech Island Knitting Company
    Inventors: Robert K. Ives, Larry T. Mitchell, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6079236
    Abstract: An elastic knitted band having stretch woven appearance and feel including filling yarn laid in between the warp yarn needles. The filling yarns are secured to the elastic band by the conventional warp yarn chain stitches so as to become an integral component of the elastic knit band without creating warp or filling ridges. The filling yarns can be positioned: (1) in front of the back weft yarns; (2) behind the front weft yarns; or (3) in between front and back elastomer bars separating the elastomer threads. The filling yarn preferably is textured yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Beech Island Knitting Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert K. Ives, Vincent K. Snow
  • Patent number: 5890380
    Abstract: An elastic knitted band having stretch woven appearance and feel including filling yarn laid in between the warp yarn needles. The filling yarns are secured to the elastic band by the conventional warp yarn chain stitches so as to become an integral component of the elastic knit band without creating warp or filling ridges. The filling yarns can be positioned: (1) in front of the back weft yarns; (2) behind the front weft yarns; or (3) in between front and back elastomer bars separating the elastomer threads. The filling yarn preferably is textured yarn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Beech Island Knitting Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert K. Ives, Vincent K. Snow
  • Patent number: 5765401
    Abstract: An elastic web fabric and method for producing the same. The resulting fabric is curl-free and has bi-directional stretch of between about 50-125% stretch in the width direction and 50-200% stretch in the length direction. In the preferred embodiment, the fabric includes a center marker formed from a two-needle shift of two rubbers to provide a centering line to aid in assembly of a finished article. Also, in the preferred embodiment, the left top edge of the fabric has about six rubbers and the right top edge has about 5 rubbers to prevent curling to produce a fabric which is more easily cut and fabricated into the finished article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Beech Island Knitting Company
    Inventors: Robert K. Ives, Larry T. Mitchell, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5657648
    Abstract: An elastic web fabric and method for producing the same. The resulting fabric is curl-free and has bi-directional stretch of between about 50-125% stretch in the width direction and 50-200% stretch in the length direction. In the preferred embodiment, the fabric includes a center marker formed from a two-needle shift of two rubber yarns to provide a centering line to aid in assembly of a finished article. Also, in the preferred embodiment, the left top edge of the fabric has about six rubber yarns and the right top edge has about 5 rubber yarns to prevent curling to produce a fabric which is more easily cut and fabricated into the finished article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Beech Island Knitting Company
    Inventors: Robert K. Ives, Larry T. Mitchell, Jr.