Patents Assigned to Liberty Fabrics, Inc.
  • Athletic garment and equipment system
    Patent number: 6484325
    Abstract: An athletic garment and equipment system according to the present invention includes an athletic garment having at least one section of knitted elastomeric raised loop fabric of a preferred design. The system also includes an athletic pad, pad assembly or other athletic equipment including at least one male hook substrate piece. The section of elastomeric raised loop fabric may be stretched and fixed to the male hood substrate piece to secure the garment to the athletic pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Liberty Fabrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark J. Lazarus, Stephen L. Tacy
  • Warp knit fabric with ravel resistant laid-in elastic yarns and method for manufacturing same
    Patent number: 4786549
    Abstract: A warp knit Raschel fabric having unidirectional stretch characteristics and ravel resistant laid-in elastic yarns is produced by laying in two sets of spandex yarns with a set of inelastic knitted yarns. The two sets of spandex yarns cross one another at a multiplicity of contact points. The knitted fabric is subjected to dry heat in a temperature range between 385 and 400 degrees Fahrenheit with causes the two sets of spandex yarns to fuse at the contact points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1988
    Assignee: Liberty Fabrics, Inc.
    Inventor: David T. Richards