Fabric

Abstract

A fabric wherein air layers are formed between a plurality of textures of the fabric to enhance the property of keeping warm and to soften the textile thereof. The obtained fabric is very luxurious and is enhanced in the degree of freedom in the manner of weaving thereof and thus the scope of the application can be widened. The fabric includes a base texture having base warp and base weft; and a cover texture including cover warp running in the same direction as that of the base warp and cover weft interweaved with the cover warp. The cover warp are adapted to be intertangled with the base weft in every few intervals to form loops protruding between the adjacent points of capture on the base texture, and the cover texture forms a plurality of tubular air layers on the base texture.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a fabric including a plurality of textures or cloths. More particularly the present invention relates to a fabric assuring the capture of sufficient amount of air layers between textures.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

Various kinds of fabrics such as towel cloths including thickened and/or lengthened piles or fabrics including air layers between textures have been provided to enhance the property of keeping warm and to soften the textile thereof (e. g. the pages 1 to 6 and the FIGS. 1 to 13 of the Japanese Patent Laid-Open Public disclosure 2002-105797). These fabrics are often used for a blanket made of towel cloths or gauze cloths.

In the case of the towel cloth in which air layers are adapted to be formed by many piles protruding therefrom, although the intended luxuriance and the enhancement of the warmth retaining property can be obtained by varying the density or thickness of the piles, no diversity can be obtained by varying the manner of weaving. In other words, a towel is nothing but a towel.

Further, in the case of the fabric of the prior art including a plurality of textures, although a desired space can be formed between textures by providing long piles therebetween in high density, the amount of threads or yarns required for the piles are large so that the cost for it will be increased. In addition, the structure or the arrangement of the weaving pattern on the obverse side of the fabric is limited since it is necessary to form piles in the space defined between the textures. In other words, the degree of freedom of the design to be provided with the pattern of weaving i.e. relatively low.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention is to provide a fabric wherein air layers are formed between a plurality of textures to enhance the property of keeping warm and to soften the textile thereof. Thus obtained fabric is very luxurious. The fabric of the present invention is enhanced in the degree of freedom in the manner of weaving thereof and thus the scope of the application can be widened.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

These and other objects are achieved by a fabric in accordance with claim 1 comprising a base texture including base warp and base weft and a cover texture including cover warp running in the same direction as that of the base warp and cover weft interweaved with the cover warp, wherein the cover warp are adapted to be intertangled with the base weft in every few intervals to form loops protruding between the adjacent points of capture on the base texture, and wherein the cover texture forms a plurality of tubular air layers on the base texture.

The fabric of claim 2 is that according to claim 1, wherein the cover texture is formed on one of the surfaces of the base texture.

The fabric of claim 3 is that according to claim 1, wherein the cover texture is formed on both surfaces of the base texture.

The fabric of claim 4 comprising:

a base texture including base warp and base weft; and

a cover texture including cover warp running in the same direction as that of the base warp and cover weft interweaved with the cover warp,

wherein the cover warp extend through between the adjacent base weft and are intertangled therewith in every few intervals so as to form loops on the obverse and reverse sides of the base texture alternately, and

wherein three-dimensional wave-shaped structures including a plurality of tubular air layers are formed by the cover texture on the base texture.

The fabric of claim 5 is that according to claim 4, wherein two sets of cover warp are provided and when the one set of the warp extend through the base texture to the obverse side, the other set of the warp extend through the base texture to the reverse side vice versa to form air layers on both surfaces of base texture.

The fabric of claim 6 is that according to claims 1 to 5, wherein the base warp is formed of stretchable materials.

In accordance with the present invention, a fabric including a wave shaped three dimensional cover texture, a base texture, and air layers entrapped therebetween can be obtained. The air layers retained within thus obtained fabric will enhance the property of keeping warm, and provide a fabric of luxurious and softener textile.

Further, the wave shaped three-dimensional configuration of the cover textile will bring a unique stripe shaped appearance in the plan view. The cover textile has no limitation on the density of weaving and the thickness and/or the kind of the threads to be used. The only limitation on the cover textile is that the textile is to be composed of weft and warp. Thus the fabric of the present invention is enhanced in the degree of freedom of the design so that the fabric of high economic value can be provided thereby.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Further feature of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invention relates from reading the following specification with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the fabric in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal cross sectional view showing the fabric in accordance with the present invention along the running direction of the warp;

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross sectional view showing the fabric in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal cross sectional view showing the fabric in accordance with the yet another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal cross sectional view showing the fabric in accordance with further embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

A plurality of embodiments of a fabric in accordance with the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the concrete examples illustrated in the attached drawings. A base texture 1 is composed by base warp 2 and base weft 3. In this texture, adjacent wefts are adapted to be interweaved with the base warp in different directions.

A cover texture 4 is also composed by cover warp 5 and cover weft 6. In this cover texture, adjacent wefts are adapted to be interweaved with the cover warp in different directions.

The cover warp 5 are also adapted to be intertangled with the base weft 3. To say more precisely, the cover warps 5 are adapted to be intertangled with the base weft 3 in every few intervals. The portions of the cover texture 4 interposed between the adjacent points of capture on the base texture will rise from the surface of the base texture 1 to form loop portions 7.

Thus the cover texture 4 may be connected with the base texture 1 to form a plurality of three-dimensional wave-shaped structures including tubular layers of air 8 therein.

Although the fabric of the structure as mentioned above includes a cover texture 4 on the one of the surfaces (the obverse or the upper surface) of the base texture 1, the cover texture 4 may be provided on both surface of the base texture 1.

In the latter case, provided that the cover textures 9 and 10 include their own warp and weft, two embodiments as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4 can be derived. In the embodiment as illustrated in FIG. 3, the loops 11 on the obverse side and the loops 12 on the reverse side are positioned symmetrically with respect to the base texture 1. Whereas the embodiment as illustrated in FIG. 4, the loops 11 on the obverse side and the loops 12 on the reverse side are positioned to be offset with respect to the base texture 1. Further, the interval or the pitch between the adjacent points of capture on the base texture can also be varied.

In the case as illustrated in FIG. 5, the cover texture 13 on the obverse side and the cover texture 14 on the reverse side include two sets of warp 15. As can be seen from FIG. 5, the one set of the warp 15 extend through the base texture 1 to the reverse side and then extend again through the base texture 1 to the obverse side vice versa, and the other set of the warp 15 extend through the base texture 1 to the obverse side and then extend again through the base texture 1 to the reverse side vice versa. In other words, when the one set of the warp 15 are present on the one side of the base texture 1, the other set of the warp 15 are present on the other side of the base texture 1.

In any case, the thickness and the kind of threads or yarns can be selected in dependence upon the application of the fabric to be produced.

Provided that the base warp 2 of the base texture 1 is formed of the threads or yarns more stretchable than other threads or yarns, not only the fabric stretchable in the warp direction can be obtained but also the twists or the wring of the cover texture can be reduced to some extent.

While particular embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, it should be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A fabric comprising a base texture including base warp and base weft and a cover texture including cover warp running in the same direction as that of the base warp and cover weft interweaved with the cover warp, wherein the cover warp are adapted to be intertangled with the base weft in every few intervals to form loops protruding between the adjacent points of capture on the base texture, and wherein the cover texture forms a plurality of tubular air layers on the base texture.

2. The fabric according to claim 1, wherein the cover texture is formed on one of the surfaces of the base texture.

3. The fabric according to claim 1, wherein the cover texture is formed on both surfaces of the base texture.

4. A fabric comprising:

a base texture including base warp and base weft; and

a cover texture including cover warp running in the same direction as that of the base warp and cover weft interweaved with the cover warp,

wherein the cover warp extend through between the adjacent base weft and are intertangled therewith in every few intervals so as to form loops on the obverse and reverse sides of the base texture alternately, and

wherein three-dimensional wave-shaped structures including a plurality of tubular air layers are formed by the cover texture on the base texture.

5. The fabric according to claim 4, wherein two sets of cover warp are provided and when the one set of the warp extend through the base texture to the obverse side, the other set of the warp extend through the base texture to the reverse side vice versa to form air layers on both surfaces of base texture.

6. The fabric according to claim 5, wherein the base warp is formed of stretchable materials.

7. The fabric according to claim 1, wherein the base warp is formed of stretchable materials.

8. The fabric according to claim 2, wherein the base warp is formed of stretchable materials.

9. The fabric according to claim 3, wherein the base warp is formed of stretchable materials.

10. The fabric according to claim 4, wherein the base warp is formed of stretchable materials.