KNITTED PRODUCT
Knitted product of the type of briefs, knickers, but mainly tights, including the body part and leg parts, closed in the crotch area by opposite extra courses, in which at least one of the extra courses (7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4) is created in the direction of the top (V1, V2, V3, V4) at first by the extending part (7.1A, 7.2A, 7.3A, 7.4A) and then by the narrowing part (7.1B, 7.2B, 7.3B, 7.4B). The method of knitting of the knitted product of the type briefs, knickers, but mainly tights, closed in the crotch area by at least one pair of opposite extra courses, where the extra courses are knitted by reverse run while in case of extra courses on leg parts, their edge links of the extending part are knitted together with the links of the last continuous line of the leg part, while in case of the extra courses on the body part, the edge links in the extending parts are knitted together with the links of the first continuous line of the body part.
The invention concerns knitted products like briefs, panties and mainly pantie-stockings/tights, closed in the crotch area by opposite extra courses, extending to the crotch.
THE CONTEMPORARY STATE OF THE ARTAccording to the known state of the art, knitted products of given type, in concrete terms, tights are manufactured in such a way that two independent legs are knitted, that are lengthwise cut in the top part band then they are sewn and so the body part is created. This technology of production is excellently sophisticated for automatic and semi-automatic textile machines. The main advantage of tights manufactured in this way is the fact that at the place of connection of the two legs and the tights part there are in fact connected three hoses in one point that faces excessive loads during wearing and so the seam is frequently broken there. Another significant disadvantage is the fact that the seam in the tights part—mainly in case of ladies' tights is really non-aesthetic.
So as to eliminate the main disadvantage of classic manufacture of tights, there was developed the technology if applying a gore in the place of inter-connection of legs and the body part.
The application of the gore practically eliminated in full the main disadvantage. But this is a technology that was not successfully and sufficiently automated, and so it brings to the manufacturing cycle undesirable manual operations that make the manufacture more expensive. Also the problem with poor aesthetic appearance of the seam remained unsolved.
In the course of time there were developed small-diameter knitting machines that were adjusted to manufacture of tights from one piece, without necessity of seaming the tight part. There exist several categories of the knitting machines and practically also several categories of products. But a vast majority of the products found only short-term use in the market mainly due to their imperfect anatomic shape that did not provide equivalent compensation for tights manufactured by the classic technological procedure.
Based on the current state of the art, there is also known the knitted product—like trousers, briefs, knickers, but mainly tights—that is closed in the crotch section by at least two opposite extra courses extending to the crotch. As far as the anatomic shape is concerned, this product represents an adequate compensation of classically manufactured tights, but it also eliminates the problems of poor aesthetic value and disadvantages of a seam in the body part and crotch. But the disadvantage of the above stated knitted product is the fact that in case of the gore to be made of different material than the legs and the body part, the rectangular shape of the gore is not too much suitable due to aesthetic point of view.
BASE OF THE INVENTIONThe aim of the invention is to produce such a knitted product like trousers, briefs, knickers, but mainly tights that will be shaped in the best possible way in the body part but it will have a seamless gore in the crotch area similar to classic shape layout.
Then, the aim is for the product to be possibly knitted on flat two-bed knitting machines as well as on special double-cylinder knitting machines. This can be reached to a significant extent by a knitted product closed in the crotch by opposite extra courses, extending to the crotch, according to this invention based mainly on the fact that at least one of the extra courses consists of a part that extends at first and then narrows in the direction of the top.
In consideration of tights shaping in the crotch it is favourable for the extra courses on the body part to consist of a part that extends at first and then narrows in the direction of the top.
Due to this reason it is advantageous if the extra courses on the leg parts consist of a part that extends at first and then narrows in the direction of the top.
In consideration of knitting simplicity it is favourable for the extra courses on the body part to be made in reflected (mirror) image.
Due to the same reason it is favourable for the extra courses on the leg parts to be made in reflected (mirror) image.
In consideration of the anatomic physique it is favourable if the extra courses on the body part are created asymmetrically, while extra courses on leg parts are made in reflected (mirror) image.
A simple way of knitting a knitted product of the type of briefs, knickers, but mainly tights, that is closed in the crotch area by at least one pair of opposite extra courses, extending to the crotch, includes mainly the fact that the extra courses are knitted reverse run, while in case of extra courses on leg parts—in the extending part—the edge links knit together with the links of the last continuous line of the leg part, while in case of extra courses on the body part, the edge links in the extending part knit together with the links of the first continuous line of the body part.
The main advantage of the knitted product according to the invention is the fact that if the extra course is created—in the direction of outcome from the body part respectively from leg parts—from the extending part at first and only then from the narrowing part, it is very easy to make the crotch in the elliptical prolonged shape, which is a natural shape in fact and its appearance corresponds with the sewn-in gore, created using the classic technology.
The invention will be based in detail using the drawing schematically displaying a view of the crotch of classic tights with sewn-in gore in
For more schematic explanation of the invention novelty,
The sample version according to
The above stated product is knitted on a special two-roller knitting machine, analogically with the product with closed gore 6 of simple extra courses, while in given case the extra courses 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 are knitted by reverse run, while in case of extra courses 7.1, 7.2, on parts 1, 2 for legs, the edge links H.1A, H.1B, H.2A, H.2B in the extending part are knitted together with the links of the last continuous line 1.2, 2.2 of the part 1, 2 for legs, while in case of extra courses on the body part 3 there are knitted together the edge links H.3A, H.3B, H.4A, H.4B to the first continuous line 3.2 of the body part 3.
As it has already been pointed out, the main advantage of knitted products like of the type of briefs, knickers, but mainly tights, that is closed in the crotch area but at least one pair of opposite extra courses running to the crotch, is the fact that the gore created by extra courses shaped according to the invention is of natural shape and practically identical with classic sawn-in gore, but the knitted product is in the crotch area and the sitting area free of any seams.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITYThe invention is designed for knitting of products of the type of briefs, knickers, trousers, but mainly tights.
Claims
1. Knitted product of the type of briefs, knickers, but mainly tights, including the body part and leg parts, closed in the crotch area by opposite extra courses characterised by the fact that at least one of the extra courses (7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4) is created in the direction of the top (V1, V2, V3, V4) at first by the extending part (7.1A, 7.2A, 7.3A, 7.4A) and then by the narrowing part (7.1B, 7.2B, 7.3B, 7.4B).
2. Knitted product according to claim 1, characterised by the fact that on the body part (3) the given extra courses (7.3, 7.4) are created in the direction to the top (V3, V4) at first by the extending part (7.3A, 7.4A) and then by the narrowing part (7.3B, 7.4B).
3. Knitted product according to claim 1, characterised by the fact that on parts (1, 2) for legs, the given extra courses are created in the direction of the top (V1, V2) at first by the extending part (7.1A, 7.2A) and then by the narrowing part (7.1B, 7.2B).
4. Knitted product according to claims 1 and 2, characterised by the fact that the extra courses (7.3, 7.4) on the body part (3) are created in mirror image.
5. Knitted product according to claims 1 and 3, characterised by the fact that extra courses (7.1, 7.2) on the parts (1, 2) for legs are created in mirror image.
6. Knitted product according to claims 1, 2 and 3, characterised by the fact that extra courses (7.1, 7.2) on the body part (3) are created asymmetrically, while extra courses on parts (1, 2) for legs are created in mirror image.
7. The method of knitting of the knitted product of the type briefs, knickers, but mainly tights, closed in the crotch area by at least one pair of opposite extra courses characterised by the fact that the extra courses are knitted by reverse run while in case of extra courses on leg parts, their edge links of the extending part are knitted together with the links of the last continuous line of the leg part, while in case of the extra courses on the body part, the edge links in the extending parts are knitted together with the links of the first continuous line of the body part.
Type: Application
Filed: Jul 4, 2008
Publication Date: Jun 3, 2010
Inventor: Ján Ando (Brno)
Application Number: 12/451,772
International Classification: A41B 9/00 (20060101); A41B 11/04 (20060101); A41B 9/04 (20060101);